لَقَد زارَ مَن أَهوى عَلى غَيرِ مَوعِدٍ

فَعايَنتُ بَدرَ التَمِّ ذاكَ التَلاقِيا

The one I love came to visit without warning

So I saw the full moon of perfection in that meeting

وَعاتَبتُهُ وَالعَتبُ يَحلو حَديثُهُ

وَقَد بَلَغَت روحي لَدَيهِ التَراقِيا

And I reproached him, though his excuses were sweet

For my soul had almost left me in yearning

فَلَمّا اِجتَمَعنا قُلتُ مِن فَرَحي بِهِ

مِنَ الشِعرِ بَيتاً وَالدُموعُ سَواقِيا

When we met, I said in my joy:

Two verses of poetry, with tears flowing

وَقَد يَجمَعُ اللَهُ الشَتيتَينِ بَعدَما

يَظُنّانِ كُلَّ الظَنِّ أَن لاتَلاقِيا

May God bring together the separated two after

Each was certain no reunion would take place