جرّعنِي حُبّه وباعدني

فلم أنلْ وصلَه ولم أكدِ

He made me drink his love but kept me far away

I could not attain his presence or get close

وزارني قبل أنْ تملّكنِي

فصرتُ عبداً له فلمْ يَعُدِ

He visited me before he could possess me

So I became his slave but he did not return

يضحكُ عن لؤلؤٍ فإن يكن ال

لؤلؤ ذا صُفرةٍ فعَنْ بَرَدِ

He smiles about a pearl but if it has

A yellow tinge he spurns it like ice

ولستُ أرضى تشبيهَ لُقيَتِهِ

بساعةِ الأمنِ أو جنَى الشَّهَدِ

Nor am I pleased to compare his face

To the safe hour or gathered honeycomb