تقضي زماني في انتظار وصاله

ومات اصطباري والغرام بحاله

My life passes awaiting her union

While my patience died and love persisted

قضيب نقا قد كنت أرجو انعطافه

فرحت لحيني آيساً من خياله

I was an erect spear hoping for its bending

Then despaired of its imagination

أعرض من وجد بعسال قده

ومعسول فيه بالعذيب وضاله

I turn away from one with a slender waist

And a sweet mouth with pure and clear saliva

أليس من التبريج أن مزاره

قريب ونيل الشهب دون مناله

Is it not refreshing that his tomb

Is near and catching stars is beyond his reach

لئن عمه بالحسن ياقوت خده

فقد خصه بالصون عنبر خاله

If ruby adorns his cheek

Amber decorated his throat

إذا ما شكوت الوجد قال أخو الهوى

صبابته تغنيه عن شرح حاله

If I complained of love's torment, the love expert said

His coquetry makes him needless of explaining his state

وإن رمت وصلاً قال لي أنت مدع

فأعرض عنه خيفة من جداله

And if I sought union he called me a liar

So I turned away fearing his argument

وما ذاك عياً غير أن دليله

علي عليه شاهد من دلاله

And that's no defect except that his guide to me

Is a witness against him from his own evidence