مَرّ علينا فكَنفْنا بهِ

مِن بين مَن مرّ ولا يدري

He passed by us, so we were enveloped by his fragrance

Among those who passed without knowing

تَزيدُ في العمرِ مُناجاتُهُ

إن كان شيءٌ زاد في العمرِ

Conversing with him adds to one's life

If anything can add to life

كأنّما صيغ من المشتري

فَاِختالَ أَو صيغَ منَ البدرِ

As if he was created for the buyer

Or created from the full moon

قُلتُ لَهُ يَوماً وقد زارني

معطَّرَ الجلد بلا عِطْرِ

I said to him one day when he visited me

With skin scented without perfume

مَلَكتَني حسناً وَكَم مالكٍ

بحسنه ناصيةَ الحُرِّ

You have conquered me with your beauty, and how many conquerors

Has his beauty conquered the freeman

لا تَبلِني مِنك بإعراضةٍ

فإنّني أُنفق من صبري

Do not turn away from me

For I spend of my patience