صِل مُحِبّاً أَعياهُ وَصفُ هَواهُ

فَضَناهُ يَنوبُ عَن تَرجُمانِه

The lover persists though love's pain afflicts him,

For his eyes translate his passion's every nuance.

كُلَّما هَمَّ بِالرُقادِ تَصَدَّت

مُقلَتاهُ بِدَمعِهِ تُرجُمانه

Whenever he tries to sleep, his eyelids rebel,

Translating his tears in place of his utterance.