إذا تعذَّرَ حبي
فخلِّهِ يتعذرُ
If my beloved proves unattainable,
then let him remain unattainable;
فجيدُهُ أصلُ ما بي
والجيدُ لا يتغيرُ
for his neck is the source of all that ails me,
and that neck never changes.
Sol 5.6
إذا تعذَّرَ حبي
فخلِّهِ يتعذرُ
If my beloved proves unattainable,
then let him remain unattainable;
فجيدُهُ أصلُ ما بي
والجيدُ لا يتغيرُ
for his neck is the source of all that ails me,
and that neck never changes.
Sol 5.6