لا تَجعَلَن أَحَداً عَلَيكَ إِذا

أَحبَبتَهُ وَهَويتَهُ رَبّا

Don't make anyone who you love

And are infatuated with a lord over you

وَصِلِ الخَليلَ إِذا شُغِفتَ بِهِ

وَاِطوِ الزِيارَةَ دونَهُ غِبّا

Visit a dear friend when you are enthralled by him

And make the visit to him from afar without him

فَلَذاكَ خَيرٌ مِن مُواصَلَةٍ

لَيسَت تَزيدُكَ عِندَهُ قُربا

For that is better than constant companionship

That does not increase your closeness to him at all

لَكِن يَمَلُّ ثُمَّ تَدعو بِاِسمِهِ

فَيَقولُ هاهِ وَطالَما لَبّى

But he grows bored, then you call out his name

And he says "Here I am," though he's long ignored you