أعرجٌ عَرَّج عن عِشْرَتي
فكدتُ أن أَتلفَ من أَجْلِهِ
A lame man veered away from my companionship,
and I nearly perished on his account.
فصَّر عن وصلي كما قَصَّرتْ
حوادثُ الأيام من رِجْله
He turned away from union with me, just as
time’s vicissitudes had shortened his leg.
Sol 5.6