حلفتُ بسجّان اللواحظ فاتنٍ

كأنّ بعينيه بقايا خماره

I swore by the keeper of the alluring glances

As if in his eyes are remnants of his intoxication

يكسِّر إعراضي بتكسير طرفه

إذا ظلَّ طرفي حائراً في احوراره

He breaks my aloofness by the breaking of his glance

If my glance remained confused in his allurements

أقام على قلبي قيامةَ حبِّهِ

وقام بعذري فيه حسن عِذاره

He established over my heart the resurrection of his love

And he stood with my excuse in it, the excellence of his excuse

وأعجبني في خده جلناره

فأهدى إِلى طيِّ الحشا جُلَّ ناره

And I was amazed by his smooth cheek in it

So he guided the entirety of his fire to fold up the cheek

وهيهات أن أنسى لذيذَ عناقهِ

وقد زارني من بعد طولِ ازوراره

Alas! That I forget the sweetness of his embrace

And he had visited me after the prolonging of his estrangement

آمنت عليه اللومَ من كل ناصحٍ

فكلٌ يرى أنَّ النُّهى في اختياره

I believed the blaming from every adviser about him

For each sees that advice is in his choice