إِن شِئتَ أَن تَلثِمَ ثَغراً كَالدُرَرِ

أَطيَبَ مِن نَشرِ الرِياضِ في السَحَر

If you wish to kiss lips like pearls

Sweeter than the blooming gardens at dawn

وَتَجتَلي غُرَّةَ وَجهٍ كَالقَمَر

لَو أَنصَفَ العاذِلُ فيهِ لَعَذَر

And unveil the radiant face like the moon

Even the critic would excuse if he were fair

فَاِصبِر عَلى طولِ البُكاءِ وَالسَهَر

مِثلَ اِصطِباري وَاِحتِمالي لِلإِبَر

So be patient with the long nights of tears and vigil

Like my patience and endurance of separation's sting

فَقَلَّ مَن يَظفَرُ إِلّا مَن صَبَر

أَما سَمِعتَ الصَبرُ عُقباهُ الظَفَر

For few gain but those who endure

Have you not heard patience leads to triumph in the end