لما وقفتُ مواقِفَ العُشّاقِ

وتعلَّق المشتاقُ بالمشتاقِ

When I stood at the crossroads of lovers

And the longing one clung to the longing one

وتَبَرْقَعتْ عِند الوَداعِ بصُفْرةٍ

سَتَرَتْ محاسنَها عن الأَحداقِ

And at the farewell a yellow veil covered her beauty from the eyes

And she saw the eyes of the ardent admirers and came near

ورأتْ عيونَ الكاشحين وأَقبلت

تَصِفُ الهوى بتَخَالُسِ الآماق

To describe the passion with penetrating intensity

She said: "Can you desire life after our separation?"

قالت أَتهْوَى العَيشَ بعد فِراقنا

قلت اهجِري من عاش بعد فِراقِ

I said: "Abandon the one who lives after separation"