أَمِن بعدما أطلعِت من وجهك الضحى

وأسمعتِني من قطع ألفاظك السحرا

After the radiance of your face shone on me at dawn,

And your magical words fell upon my hearing,

تريدين مني الصبر عنك تجنّباً

متى تركت عيناكِ لي في الهوى صبرا

Would you have me show patience in staying away from you?

When did your eyes ever grant me patience in passion?

رُوَيدكِ ما قلبي حديداً فينثني

على هجر من أهوى ولا كبِدي صخرا

Go gently! My heart is not made of iron to bend

To separation from my beloved, nor is my liver stone.