أَحلى مِنَ الإِنجازِ وَعدُ مُماطِلٍ

عُقِلَت بِحُسنِ وِصالِهِ آمالي

Sweet is the promise of the dallying lover;

My hopes are swayed by the beauty of his pledge.

وَأَلَذُّ مِن أَمنِ الوِصالِ يَشوبُهُ

خَوفُ الفِراقِ تَرَقُّبُ العُذّالِ

And sweeter than the safety of union tainted

By dread of parting and watch for the severer.