إِذا الحُبُّ لَم يَحفَظ لِشَكوايَ حُرمَةً

وَلَم يَرعَ في حِفظي لَهُ حُرمَةَ الحُبِّ

If love did not preserve the sanctity of my complaints

And did not take care in protecting me to preserve the sanctity of love

نَشَرتُ اِحتِمالي ثُمَّ غَطَّيتُهُ بِهِ

وَأَعطَيتُهُ مِنّي أَماناً مِنَ العَتبِ

I spread my endurance then covered it with it

And I gave it safety from me against reproach