قِرن سليمان قد أضرَّ به

شوق إلى وجهه سيُدنِفُهُ

Solomon's horn has harmed him

With yearning for his beloved's face it will afflict him

أعرض عن قرنه وصدَّ فما

أصبح شيء عليه يعطفه

He turned away from his horn so nothing

Would distract him in the morning

كم يَعِدُ القرن باللقاء وكم

يكذب في وعده ويخلفه

How often the horn promises a meeting yet

How often it lies in its promise and betrays him

لا يعرف القِرنُ وجهه ويرى

قفاه من فرسخ فيعرفه

The horn knows not his beloved's face though it sees

His rear from a mile away and recognizes him