تَأَوَّبَ عَينَهُ وَهناً قَذاها

وَداواها الطَبيبُ فَما شَفاها

His eyes weakened and dimmed their light

The doctor tended to them but could not heal their plight

وَأَحدَثَ قَلبُهُ خَطَراتِ حُبٍّ

وَأَحدَثَ شَوقُهُ حُزناً عَراها

His heart stirred with intense love

And his longing brought much sorrow untold

لِمَن لا دارُهُ تَدنو وَلا قَد

عَدَت مِن دونِ رُؤيَتِهِ عِداها

For one whose abode is far from reach

And without seeing him, days drag on and on

وَشاقَنِيَ المُنى لِلِقاءِ هِندٍ

وَعَرضُ الأَرضِ واسِعَةٌ سِواها

Yearning for a meeting with Hind

While the vast earth contains none other

فَلَمّا أَن بَدَت شَمسٌ تَجَلَّت

مِنَ الأَستارِ أَبرَزَها دُجاها

When the radiant sun emerged

From behind the veil, shining its light

ذَكَرتُ الشَوقَ وَالأَهواءَ يَوماً

يَهيجُ لِنَفسِ مَتبولٍ مُناها

I recalled desire and passion

That stirs the soul of one enamored

وَكُنتُ إِذا رَأَيتُ فَتاةَ مَلكٍ

مُنَعَّمَةً أَرِبتُ بِأَن أَراها

Whenever I saw a beautiful maiden

Luxuriously adorned, I wished to behold her

وَرِمتُ الوَصلَ إِنَّ لَهُنَّ وَصلاً

شِفاءُ النَفسِ إِن شَيءٌ شَفاها

And I sought intimacy, for intimacy

Is the cure for the soul, if anything can cure her