إن أعرضوا فهم الذين تعطَّفوا

كم قد وَفَوا فاصبر لهم إن أخلَفوا

If they turn away, they are the ones who were kind

How often they kept their word! Be patient with them if they fail

كم قد تصدَّوا للِّقاء فصنتُهم

عنه لمعرفتي بما لم يعرفوا

How often they intended to meet, but I prevented them

Because I knew what they did not

وحملتُ أثقال الفراق مخافةً

أن يحملوا ثقلَ العتاب فيضعفوا

And I bore the burden of parting, fearing

That they would bear the weight of reproach and be weakened

فالآن قد خرج الهوى بأخيكمُ

عمّا يريد فساعِدوا وتلطَّفوا

So now desire has driven your brother

Beyond what he wants - help him and be gentle

هاتيكم دار الأحبَّة فاقصدوا

وقِفُوا بها لي وقفةً وتعرَّفوا

Take me to the abode of loved ones, head there

Stop there for me for a moment and make yourself known

وصِفوا له شوقي إليه فما أرى

طبّاً يداوي علَّةً لا توصَف

Describe for him my yearning, for I do not see

A cure that can heal an illness that cannot be described