أَدعُو إِليكَ فلا دُعاءٌ يُسْمَعُ

يا مَن يَضُرُّ بِناظِرَيهِ وَيَنْفَعُ

I call upon you, but no call is heard,

O you who can harm with your gaze and benefit,

لِلْوَرْدِ حِينٌ ليسَ يطلعُ دُونَهُ

والوَردُ عِنْدَكَ كُلَّ حِينٍ يَطلُعُ

The rose has a season when it does not bloom,

Yet with you, the rose blooms at all times.

لم تَنْصَدِع كَبِدِي عَلَيْكَ لِضَعْفها

لكِنَّها ذابَتْ فما تَتَصَدَّعُ

My heart did not shatter for you out of weakness,

Rather it melted, so it does not shatter.

مَن لي بأَحوَرَ ما يبينُ لسانُهُ

خَجلاً وسَيْفُ جُفُونِهِ ما يَقْطَعُ

Who do I have with bashful cheeks, whose tongue does not reveal,

And whose eyelids' swords do not cut?

مَنعَ الكلامَ سِوى إشارَةِ مُقْلَةٍ

فَبها يُكلِّمُني وَعَنها يَسمَعُ

Speech is forbidden, except for a wink from a glance,

With it, he speaks to me, and through it, he hears.