ولمّا رأيتُ الحُبَّ قد مدَّ جسره

ونوديَ في العُشاق ويحَكُمُ فرُّوا

When I saw that love had built its bridge,

And lovers were called to cross while cowards fled,

تبادرتُ نحو الجسر كيما أجوزه

فأدرَكَني الحرمانُ وانقطع الجِسرُ

I hurried towards the bridge to cross it,

But deprivation overtook me and the bridge collapsed.