أَيَا هاجراً كُلَّما زِدتُ في

خُضوعِي لَهُ زَادَ هِجرانُهُ

O you who distance yourself, the more

I submit to him, the more he distances himself

تَرفَّقْ بقلبٍ إذا ما ذُكرْتَ

بَدا للمُحَدِّثِ كِتمانُهُ

Have mercy on a heart, if you are mentioned

To the speaker, its secret appears

مَحلَّكَ مِنهُ مَحَلَّ السَّوادِ

مِن ناظِرٍ أَنتَ إِنسانُهُ

Your place with him is like that of the pupil

To the beholder, you are its human