شكرت ليومِ النوى جودَه

عليّ بمن شفَّني صدُّهُ

I thanked his generosity for a friendly day

That healed me with a visitor whose friendship took my pain away

جعلت التوادُعَ لي عِلَّةً

وأمكنني عنده خدّه

I made my farewells an excuse to see his face again

And let me kiss his cheek though departure was ordained

فأودعتُ وَجْنَتَهُ قُبْلةً

شفَتْ مُهْجَةً شفّها بُعْدُه

So I could kiss his rosy cheek before we went our ways

That burning kiss unleashed the tears that poured down from his eyes

كأنّ دموعي على وجهه

نِظام جُمانٍ وَهَي عِقْدُه

As though my tears upon his cheek were strung in flowery bands

Like raindrops in a jasmine necklace strung upon his face