أَتَيْتُ مَنْ أَهواه عَكْسَ اسمِه

فلم أَنَلْ منه سِوى الإِسمِ

I went to the one I love against his name,

And got from him nothing but the name.

وكلَّما أَطْمَعني ضدُّه

عاد به التيهُ إلى الرَّسْم

And whenever his opposite gives me hope,

His confusion takes me back to the symbol.