إِذَا وهَى الحُبُّ فَالهِجْرَانُ يَقْتلهُ

وَإِنْ تَمكَّنَ فَالهِجْرَانُ يُحْيِيهِ

When love is feeble, separation kills it,

And when it gains in strength, separation gives it life.

صَغِيرَة النَّارِ عصْفُ الرِّيحِ يُطْفِئُهَا

وَمُعْظَمُ النَّارِ عَصفُ الرِّيحِ يُذْكِيهِ

A little fire - the wind blows it out,

But blowing on a mighty fire - the wind makes it roar.