وَما تَعَرَّضَ لي يَأسٌ سَلَوتُ بِهِ

إِلّا تَجَدَّدَ لي في إِثرِهِ طَمَعُ

Despair has never overcome me

Without renewed hope swiftly on its heels.

وَلا تَناهَيتُ في شَكوى مَحَبَّتِهِ

إِلّا وَأَكثَرَ مِمّا قُلتُ ما أَدعُ

Nor have I ceased to complain of his love

Except to voice even more than I proclaimed.