زادت شجوني فيه عن حدِّ السرف

وجرى عليه مدمعي حتى وقف

My passions for him exceeded all bounds,

And my tears flowed until they stopped.

متمنّع تلقاه في حال الرِّضا

وكأنه غضبان من فرطِ الصلف

He was aloof, though compliant,

As if vexed by excessive composure.

ألف الصدود تجنُّباً وتحجُّباً

فلو أنه رام التواصل ما عرف

He grew accustomed to avoidance and shyness,

Else he'd have sought accord, which he never knew.

ومن الشقا أنَّ الجفا وتشوُّقي

لا ينتهي هذا وذاك إلى طرف

My misery is that his disdain and my yearning

Will end neither this nor that way.

ما مال غصن قوامهِ عن فكرتي

يوماً ولا دينار وجنتهِ انْصرف

The branch of his figure never strayed

From my thoughts, not for a day. Nor did his dinar or paradise depart.