أَعصابة الشَوق الَّتي

شَب الجَوى بِضُلوعِها

The nerves of longing which

The burning of yearning set ablaze in my ribs—

إِن جئت دار أَحبَتي

وَوَقفت عِندَ رُبوعِها

If I come to my beloved’s abode

And pause by its ruins—

أَدي الوكة مُغرَم

اللَهُ في تَضييعها

Will lead a lover astray,

God help him in his bewilderment!