1. قَد كَانَ لي قَلبٌ فَلَمّا فَارَقُوا

    سَوّى جَناحاً لِلغَرامِ وَطَارَا

    I once had a heart; but when they departed,

    it fashioned a wing for love and flew away.

  2. وَجَرَت سَحابٌ بِالدّموعِ فَأَوقَدَت

    بَينَ الجَوانِحِ لَوعةً وَأوَارَا

    And clouds streamed with tears, kindling

    between my ribs anguish and blazing heat.

  3. وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ أَنَّ فَيضَ مَدامِعي

    ماءٌ وَيُثمِرُ في ضُلوعِيَ نَارَا

    And one of the wonders is that the flood of my tears

    is water, yet bears fire as fruit within my ribs.