أحبّك يا فريدَ الوقت حبًّا

تقسَّم بين معتقدِي ولفظِي

I love you, O partner of my time, with a love

That is divided between my belief and my expression,

وليسَ بنافعٍ هذا ولا ذا

إذا كانَ المحبُّ قليلَ حظّ

And this is of no benefit, neither this nor that,

If the lover has little fortune