أَيا مَفرِقي هَلّا اِبيَضَضتَ عَلى المَدى

فَما سَرَّني أَن بِتَّ أَسوَدَ حالِكا

O parting one, if only you had whitened over the expanse

For I was not pleased that you remained dark in your state

قَبيحٌ بِفَودِ الشَيخِ تَشبيهُ لَونِهِ

بِفَودِ الفَتى وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ ذِلِكا

Ugly is likening the cheek of an old man

To the cheek of a youth - and Allah knows that

فَبُعداً لِهَذا الجِسمِ يا روحُ مَسلَكاً

وَبُعداً لِهَذي الروحِ يا جِسمُ سالِكا

So away with this body, O spirit of conduct

And away with this spirit, O body walking

تَواصَلتُما فَاِستَحدَثَ الوَصلُ مِنكُما

عَجائِبَ كانَت لِلرِجالِ مَهالِكا

You two were joined, so the joining brought about in you

Wondrous things that were destructive to men