إِنّي بُليتُ بِذي لَونَينِ يُظهِرُ لي
مِنهُ هَواهُ فَإِن وافَقتُهُ جَحَدا
Truly, I am afflicted with one of two faces, who shows me
his love; but if I answer him in kind, he denies it.
لَم يَظلِمِ اللَهُ قَلبي حينَ أَودَعَهُ
بِكِ البَلاءَ وَأَعطى قَلبَكِ الجَلَدا
God did my heart no wrong when He lodged within it
the ordeal of loving you, and granted your heart fortitude.
لَو شِئتُ سَمَّيتُ فيكُم مَن يُعَرِّضُ لي
بِالوَصلِ طَوعاً فَلَم أَبسُطُ إِلَيهِ يَدا
Had I wished, I could name one among you who hints to me
at union of his own accord—yet I have never reached out a hand to him.
كَأَنَّ جَمرَ الغَضا مَمّا أُجِنُّ لَكُم
بَينَ الضُّلوعِ إِذا أَطفأتُهُ وَقَدا
As though ghada-wood embers—born of what I harbor for you—
lie between my ribs: whenever I quench them, they flare anew.
Sol 5.6