حيا وسلم ثم صافح تاركاً

يده على الكبد التي أدماها

He lived and greeted, then shook hands

Leaving his hand on the liver he had hurt

وأتى ليعتذر الغزال ولجلجت

كلمات فيه ففي فمي أخفاها

And the gazelle came to apologize and stammered

Words within him, so in my mouth I concealed them

ودنا ليغترق الهوى فتهالكت

أسراره فرمت به فرماها

And he approached to drown in passion, so his

Secrets perished, so I threw them and cast them away

قلب الحبيب متى تكلم لم تجد

كلماً ولكن أذرعاً وشفاها

The heart of the beloved, when it spoke, you would not find

Words, but arms and lips