لَم أَنسَ حُسنَ المَوقِفِ

وَعَلامَةَ النَّظَرِ الخَفي

I have not forgotten the beauty of the moment

Nor the secret glance that signals your affection

فَإِذا أَرَدتُ وَداعَها

قالَت مَحاسِنُها قِفِ

When I bid you farewell, your charms implore me to stay

So I answer, I cannot yet take my leave

فَأَجَبتُ لَستُ بِبارِح

مِن حَسرَةٍ وَتَلَهُّفِ

For I pine and yearn in sorrow

It is your love that has purified my passion

بِهَواكِ صافيتُ الجَوى

وَعَرَفتُ ما لَم أَعرِفِ

And taught me what I did not know