أَتى زائراً مستخفياً من رقِيبِه

ومُسْتَتِراً عنْهُ بغايَةِ جَهْدِهِ

He came as a stealthy visitor from his watcher

And hiding from him with utmost effort

فمِنْ وَلَهِي قَبَّلتُه وعضَضْتُه

فنمَّتْ عليه عضَّةٌ فوق خَدِّه

So out of passion I kissed him and bit him

Leaving a bite mark above his cheek

وعاقبَني بعد الوِصَال بهجرِه

وأَعقَبَني بعد الدُّنوِّ بِبُعْدِه

And he punished me after the union with his estrangement

And followed the intimacy with his distance

فيا ليتني لا ذقتُ ساعَةَ وَصْلِه

إِذا كنتُ أَلْقَى بعدهَا عامَ صَدِّه

Oh how I wish I never tasted the hour of his company

If after it I experience a year of his rejection