وَسَّدني كفَّهُ وعانقني

ونحن في سَكْرَةٍ من الوَسَنِ

He cupped his hand over my mouth and embraced me

While we were intoxicated with passion

وبات عندي إلى الصّباح وما

شاع اِلتقاءٌ لنا ولم يَبِنِ

And he stayed with me until morning without

Our meeting becoming known or evident

خادعني ثمّ عَدّ خُدْعَتَه

لمُقْلَتِي منَّةً من المِنَنِ

He deceived me then counted his deception

As a favor to my love from his blessings

فليت ذاك اللّقاءَ ما زال أوْ

ليتَ خيالاً في النّومِ لم يَكُنِ

If only that meeting had not ended or

Had been but a dream that never was

وزارني زَوْرَةً بلا عِدَةٍ

وما أتى وقتُها ولم يَحِنِ

He visited me falsely without appointing

A time, and its time never came

فإِنْ تكنْ زَوْرَةً موهّمةً

فقد أَمِنّا فيها الظِّنَنِ

So if it was an imaginary visit

We found safety in it from suspicions

وإنْ تكن باطلاً فكم باطلٍ

عاش به ميّتٌ من الحَزَنِ

And if it was false, how much falsehood

Has a dead man lived by in sorrow