يُزَهِّدُني في حُبِّ عَبدَةَ مَعشَرٌ
قُلوبُهُمُ فيها مُخالِفَةٌ قَلبي
A band of men makes me turn from loving ʿAbda,
their hearts, where she is concerned, at variance with mine.
فَقُلتُ دَعوا قَلبي بِما اِختارَ وَاِرتَضى
فَبِالقَلبِ لا بِالعَينِ يُبصِرُ ذو اللُبِّ
So I said: Leave my heart with what it has chosen and approved;
for the discerning person sees with the heart, not with the eye.
وَما تُبصِرُ العَينانِ في مَوضِعِ الهَوى
وَلا تَسمَعُ الأُذنانِ إِلّا مِنَ القَلبِ
The two eyes do not see in the realm of passion,
nor do the two ears hear except from the heart.
وَما الحُسنُ إِلّا كُلُّ حُسنٍ دَعا الصِبا
وَأَلَّفَ بَينَ العِشقِ وَالعاشِقِ الصَبِّ
Beauty is simply every loveliness that awakens youthful ardor
and unites passionate love with the lovesick lover.
Sol 5.6