شَفاني الخَيالُ بِلا حَمدِهِ

وَأَبدَلَني الوَصلَ مِن صَدِّهِ

Fantasy consoled me though not at his praise

And replaced his aloofness with an intimacy

وَكَم نَومَةٍ لِيَ قَوّادَةٍ

أَتَت بِالحَبيبِ عَلى بُعدِهِ

And how many a sleep of escort

Brought the beloved despite his remoteness