صاد قلبي عشيّةَ النّفْرِ ظبْيٌ

وظِباءُ الفلاة صيدُ الرّجالِ

My heart saddened on the eve of departure, a gazelle

And gazelles of the wilderness are the prey of men.

ذو دلالٍ وإنّما يسكن القل

بَ كَما شاء واِشتهى ذو دَلالِ

With a guide, though the heart dwells only

As the guide willed and desired.

بتُّ أشكو إلى وَلوعٍ بهجري

نافرٍ عن زيارتي ووصالي

I spend the night complaining of the anguish of his estrangement

Turning away from my visit and union.

راجياً وعدَه وإنْ أخلف الوع

دَ وأنساك طِيبَه بالمطالِ

Hoping for his promise though he broke his word

And made me forget your kindness through long absence.