وأعجبُ من جفائك لي وعسري

ويسرك وارتفاعك وانخفاضي

More wondrous than your disdain and my hardship

Is your ease, loftiness, and my lowness

سروري أن تدوم لك الليالي

بما تهوى كأني عنك راضِ

My joy is that nights last for you

With what you desire, as if I were pleased