طيُّ اللقاء له نشورُ

فليطوه الجلْد الصبورُ

The delight of meeting has its cheer,

So let patience sheathe it with good cheer,

حتى يعود حديثُه

وكأنه عسلٌ مشور

That its converse may return once more,

Sweet as honey in the comb does pour.

لا تغترر بطهارةٍ

فيها البشاشة والسرور

Be not fooled by a seeming purity,

Where mirth and joy appear so free,

فالقلبُ قلبٌ كاسمه

منهُ التقلب والفتور

For the heart is just as named does imply,

Prone to change and prone to die.