وأحورَ أحوى ساحر الطرف أغيدِ

رقيق حواشي الدِلّ أو هي تجلدي

The enchanting, bewitching glance of the charmer enraptures me,

Slender, delicate, subtle beyond measure or bound.

أراه بعين الذكر أن شط شخصه

فيشتاقه طرفي وتفقده يدي

In memory's eye I see his form by the shore,

And my sight yearns, my hand seeks for what is lost.

وإِن أنا لم أصبر على جَوْر دَلّهِ

متى أدنُ منه ينأ عني ويبعدِ

Though I have not the patience to bear his cruelty,

When I draw near he turns from me, keeps his distance.