وَأَحوى قَد حَوى مُهجَ البَرايا

كَما اِحتَوَت الضُلوعُ عَلى الحِوايا

And he who yearned has yearned for the wilderness of the desert,

As ribs have encompassed passionate love.

غَزالٌ فاتِكُ الأَلحاظِ أَمسَت

قُلوبُ العاشِقينَ لَهُ سَبايا

A gazelle with alluring glances has,

The hearts of lovers become captivated by him.

غَنِيٌّ بِالجَمالِ فَلا يُضاهي

وَيَبخَلُ بِالطَفيفِ مِنَ العَطايا

Rich in beauty, none can equal him

Yet stingy in giving little gifts.

إِذا ساوَمتَهُ وَصلاً بِروحي

يَقولُ وَهَل بِقِيَ فيها بَقايا

If you bargain with him to trade my soul,

He would say, “Does any of it still remain?”

جَنى تيها فَغادَرَ في جُنوني

عَلَيهِ صَبابَةِ مِثلَ الحَنايا

He reaped my craze and left in my madness,

Burdens upon him like necklaces.

وَحَمَّلَني العَشِيَّةَ مِن نَواهُ

جَوِيٌّ بِأَقَلِّهِ تَعِيّا المَطايا

And he saddled me in the evening time with his charm,

A lover even with the slightest of his glances detects the destinations.

وَلَولا ثَغرُهُ ما شِمتَ بِرقاً

وَلا طُوِيَت عَلى الحُزنِ الطَوايا

And if not for his mouth, you would not have glimpsed a lightning bolt,

Nor folded over sorrowful yearnings.

وَما بَرقُ الثَنِيَّةِ هاجَ وَجدي

وَلَكِن هاجَهُ بَرقُ الثَنايا

And the lightning bolt of commendation did not stir nor did my fervor,

But his lightning bolt of intimacy did stir them.