أَلا إِنَّ حُبّاً مِن سُكَينَةَ لَم يَزَل

لَهُ سَقَمٌ تَحتَ الشَراسيفِ جانِحُ

Indeed, a love from serenity has never ceased

To have a sickness beneath the ribs, lurking

يَكادُ إِذا ما لاحَ أَو ذُكِرَت لَهُ

تَقَضقَضُ مِنهُ في حَشاهُ الجَوانِحُ

It nearly, when it appears or is mentioned,

Convulses within its chest the sides