قلب المحب على المحبوب متعوب

الحب يوسف والمولوه يعقوب

The lover's heart is troubled by the beloved

Love is Joseph and the obsessed is Jacob

ضميره فيه جمر النار متقد

وعقله للهوى والشوق منهوب

His conscience is aflame with burning embers

And his reason is plundered by passion and yearning

وقائل قال لي ما الحب قلت له

والصبر وا لوعني للوجد مغلوب

And someone asked me, "What is love?" I said to him:

"Patience and calmness in the face of ardor are overpowered"

يا سائلي عن معاني الحب كن حذارا

الحب عذب ولكن فيه تعذيب

O you who ask about the meanings of love, beware

For love is sweet but in it lies torment