لَم يَقضِ ذو الشَجوِ مِمَّن شَفَّهُ أَرَبا

وَقَد تَمادى بِهِ زَيغُ الهَوى حِقَبا

He who pines did not recover from the one who cured him for a time

And desire's deviation persisted with him for epochs

في إِثرِ غانِيَةٍ لَم تُمسِ طِيَّتُها

إِلّا المُنى أَمَماً مِنّا وَلا صَقَبا

After a flirtatious one whose character was never touched

Except by wishes from us, not intimacy

إِذا أَقولُ صَحا عَنها يُعاوِدُهُ

رَدعٌ يَهيجُ عَلَيهِ الشَوقَ وَالطَرَبا

When I say I've gotten over her, reluctance stirs him up

And longing and fervor return to him

وَالدَمعُ لِلشَوقِ مِتباعٌ فَما ذُكِرَت

إِلّا تَرَقرَقَ دَمعُ العَينِ فَاِنسَكَبا

And tears follow longing so whenever she was mentioned

The eye's tears flowed and poured down

لَم يُسلِهِ النَأيُ عَنها حينَ باعَدَها

وَلَم يَنَل بِالهَوى مِنها الَّذي طَلَبا

Absence did not console him when it distanced her

And he did not attain through desire what he sought

فَهوَ كَشِبهِ المُعَنّى لا يَموتُ وَلا

يَحيا وَقَد جَشَّمَتهُ بِالهَوى تَعَبا

So he is like one fading, neither dying nor

Living, and desire has burdened him with fatigue

مُرَنَّحُ العَقلِ قَد مَلَّ الحَياةَ وَمَن

يَعلَق هَوى مِثلِها يَستَوجِبِ العَطَبا

The mind is broken, weary of life, and whoever

Clings to desire for the likes of her deserves to perish

سَيفانَةٌ أوتِيَت في حُسنِ صورَتِها

عَقلاً وَخُلقاً نَبيلاً كامِلاً عَجَبا

Sufyana was granted, in the beauty of her form

Intellect and noble, perfect character, wonder