أَعطى يَدَ الإِعجابِ مِنهُ غِنانا

فَغَدا بِهِ يَتَتَبَّعُ الهِجرانا

He gave his hand of admiration, making me sing

So he went about following separation

ظَبيٌ مَسيحِيٌّ ظُبا لَحَظاتِهِ

قَد صَبَّرَت أَجفانِهِ أَجفانا

A Christian gazelle, gazing for moments

His eyelids have endured eyelids

لَم يَنهَ عَن دَمعي إِساءَةً فَعَلَّهُ

لَمّا أَعادَت دُرَّهُ مَرجانا

He did not forbid my tears out of harm he did

When his pearls were returned as coral