يَقولُ لي الخلّانُ لَو زُرتَ قَبرَها

فَقُلتُ وَهَل غَيرَ الفُؤادِ لَها قَبرُ

The tavern-keeper says, "If you visited her grave-"

I said, "Does she have any grave but my heart?"

عَلى حين لَم أَحدُث فَأَجهَل فَقدَها

وَلَم أَبلُغ السِّنِّ الَّتي مَعَها الصَّبرُ

While I have not spoken of her loss, nor felt it,

Nor reached the age when patience comes.