إِنَّ الَّتي سَمَحَت لَنا بِوِصالِها

وَعَلى الوَرى شَحَّت بِطَيفِ خَيالِها

She who allowed us to meet her

And was miserly with her phantom on earth

مَمنوعَةٌ ما زِلتُ مِن وَجدي بِها

مُتَنَعِّماً بِجَميلِها وَجَمالِها

I am still prevented from my passion for her

Delighting in her beauty and grace

سارَت وَقَد صَحَبَت إِلَيها مُهجَتي

فَأَزالَ حَرَّ حَشايَ بَردُ زُلالِها

She went, and my love went with her

So the coolness of her saliva removed the heat of my sorrow

ما راقَبَت رِقباءَها لَمّا سَرَت

نَحوي وَلا التَفَتَت إِلى عُذّالي

She did not watch over her rivals when she went

Towards me and did not turn to my enemies

فَأَرَتهُمُ الإِدبارَ في إِدبارِها

وَأَرَتني الإِقبالَ في إِقبالِها

She showed them her back as she turned her back

And showed me her face as she turned her face

وَحَظيتُ مِنها بِالأَماني واثِقاً

بِوَفائِها مِن غَدرِها وَمَلالِها

And I gained from her the fulfillments of my hopes

Trusting her loyalty over her betrayal and boredom