جرى في لساني ذكرها فتخبلت

لديّ وقالت قد أبحت أخا الحب

Her name ran over my tongue, and I lost my wits.

And she said to me, “You have exposed love’s devotee.”

فقلت لها ما كان ذاك إباحةً

ولكن لساني قد أسرّ إلى قلبي

I told her, “That was no disclosure;

my tongue had merely confided in my heart.”