لي حبيب اضر بالبعد قلبي
ودلالا اسأني بالجفء
I have a beloved whose distance has wounded my heart,
And, in his coyness, he grieved me with coldness.
راعني بالنفار وهو غزال
ولعمري النفار طبع الظباء
His shying away startled me—though he is a gazelle;
By my life, shying away is the nature of gazelles.
لي وفاء وللحبيب جفاء
فسلامي على قليل الوفاء
I offer faithfulness, while my beloved offers coldness;
So my greetings to one of scant faithfulness.
Sol 5.6