أعجبْ لمحتجِبٍ عن كلِّ ذِي نَظَرٍ

صحِبْتُهُ الدَّهرَ لم أسبُرْ خَلائِقَهُ

I'm amazed at one who hides from all with sight

I've known him ages, yet can't fathom his nature

حتى إذا رابَنِي قَابلتُه فَقَضَى

حَياؤهُ وإِبائِي أن أفَارِقَهُ

Until, when he shunned me, I went to see him, and

My shyness and his refusal meant we must part