ألف القلى وأجاب داعية النوى

فَبُليتُ منه بِهِجرَةٍ وفرَاقِ

He bent his ear to the call of desire

So I suffered his estrangement and separation

والصّبُّ راحتُهُ البكاءُ ومُذْ نَأى

إنْسانُ عَينِيَ أمْحلَتْ آمَاقي

And weeping became my solace since he went away

The apple of my eye, my hopes have been dashed

لو كنتُ أطمعُ في بقاءِ عُهودِهِ

سكنَتْ بَلابِلُ قَلبيَ الخَفّاقِ

Had I hoped for the permanence of his pledges

The palpitations of my heart would have been calmed