ينادون قلبي والغرام يجيب
وللقلب في حين النداء وجيب
They call to my heart, and passion answers;
for hearts throb when the call comes.
مشوق دعاه الشوق والوجد والهوى
يجيب نداء الحب وهو نجيب
A yearning lover, summoned by longing, ardor, and desire,
answers love’s call—and noble is he who answers.
يقاسي فؤادي الوجد والحب واصلٌ
فكيف تراه إن جفاه حبيب
My heart suffers yearning though love remains true to me;
how, then, would you find it if a beloved shunned it?
إذا أخطأ الأحباب ترتيب حالهم
فإن فؤادي دائماً ليصيب
When lovers err in ordering their affairs,
my heart, indeed, always judges rightly.
عليمٌ بأسرار الغرام لأه
بصير بأدواء الحسان طبيب
It knows the mysteries of passion, for it is
well versed in the ailments wrought by beauties—a physician.
يواصلني سرا ويصرم ظاهراً
وذلك من أفعالهن عجيب
He meets with me in secret, yet cuts me off in public;
and that, among their deeds, is wondrous.
Sol 5.6