صنت الفؤاد عن الهوى
حتى بدا من صاده
I guarded the heart against passion,
until the one who ensnared it appeared—
بحري الشباك يمدها
فنكون فيها زاده
a fisherman spreading his nets,
so that within them we might become his catch.
رافقته منذ الصبى
وحفظت فيه وداده
I have kept it company since youth
and safeguarded his love within it.
يزداد ودي كلما
في الحسن ربي زاده
My love grows whenever
my Lord adds to his beauty.
Sol 5.6