دعَوْتُكَ للوُدِّ الذي جَنَباتُهُ

تداعَتْ مَبانِيها وهمّتْ بأنْ تَهي

I called you to the affection which you avoided

Its foundations collapsed and it intended to become naught

وقُلْتُ لعَهْدِ الوصْلِ والقُرْبِ بعْدَما

تناءَى وهلْ أسْلو حَياتي وأنتَ هي

And I said to the pact of union and proximity after

It became remote - and is my life serene while you are it?

ومَنْ شامَ في جوِّ الشّبيبةِ بارِقاً

ولمْ تنْهَهُ عنْهُ النُّهى كيفَ ينْتَهي

He who smelled the atmosphere of youth lightning

And prohibition did not forbid him from it - how can he desist?