لَمْ أَنْسَ إذْ وَدَّعَتْني وَهْيَ بَاكِيةٌ

وبِالحَشَا ما بِخَدَّيْها مِن اللَّهَبِ

I shall not forget when she bade me farewell weeping,

With cheeks untouched by flame in the darkness.

فَأَرسَلَتْ لُؤْلُؤاً رَطْباً تُكفكِفُهُ

مِن فَوقِ مُخْتضِبٍ قَانٍ لِمُخْتَضِبِ

She sent forth a moist pearl that she softly moved

From above a dyed camlet worn by one who dyes.

وَبَشَّرَتني بِلُقْيا الطَّيْفِ قُلتُ ومَنْ

يَنامُ قَالتْ لَقَدْ أَجمَلْت في الَّطلَبِ

She brought me news of meeting her phantom. I said "And who

Can sleep?" She said "You have adorned desire with this."

إنْ كُنتِ سالِبةً عَيَنَيْكِ نَومَهما

فَقَدْ أَمُنُّ على المسْلوبِ بالسَّلَبِ

If you are robbing her eyes of their sleep,

Then I shall protect the robbed from the robber.