متى ينال لديكم ما يُؤمّلُهُ

مُتيَّمٌ ذو تباريحٍ تُبَلبِلُهُ

When will he attain what he hopes for

A longing one with anguished heartbeats

ما ظَنَّ مَن قَبِلَ تَعذيبِ الهوى أسَدٌ

أَنَّ التَّدَلُّلَ من رئمٍ يُذَلّلُهُ

A lion did not expect the torment of passion

That coquetry of a disdainer would subdue him

ولا درى أن سهم الخيف يقصدُهُ

حتَّى رَأَى ساحرَ الأَلحاظِ يُرْسِلُهُ

Nor did he know the arrow of love was aimed at him

Until he saw the enchanting eyes unleash it

مُضنىً رَماهُ بِكَربٍ كُلُّ ذي فَرَحٍ

كَأَنَّما ناقِلٌ عَنهُ يُنَقِّلُهُ

In misery it struck him, every joyous one

As if conveying it from him, transmitting it

فالطبّ يُسْقِمُهُ والماءُ يُعطشُهُ

والقربُ يبعدُهُ والصّوْنُ يَبذُلُهُ

So medicine makes him ill, water makes him thirst

And nearness distances him, chastity exposes him