سَأَترُكُ خالِداً لِهَوى جِنانِ

وَإِن جَلَّ الَّذي عَنهُ أَتاني

I will leave Khaled to the love of Jinnan

I shall abandon Khalid to his passion for Jinan,

Even if he who came to me stays away for long

However grave the news of him that reached my ears;

فَقُل مِن بَعدِ ذا ما شِئتَ أَو زِد

فَقَد أَمسَيتَ مِنّي في أَمانِ

So say after this what you wish or more

So say whatever you desire now, or speak yet more,

For you have become for me a safe haven

For you are truly safe and shielded from my harm.

لَقَد أَغلَقتَ بابَكَ دونَ ظَبيٍ

خَتَمتَ بِمُقلَتَيهِ عَلى لِساني

You closed your door to a deer

You barred your door against a lovely gazelle,

And sealed my tongue with its lashes

And with his eyes, you set a seal upon my tongue.