1. جاءت لِوَداعي وَهيَ نَشوَى القَدِّ

    تَبكي بِدُموعٍ سَيلُها كالَمدِّ

    She came to bid me farewell, her figure swaying as if drunk,

    Weeping tears that flowed like the tide.

  2. لَكِن دَمعُها مُنصَبِغٌ بِخَدِّها

    إذ قَد صَبَغَت حُمرُ دُموعي خَدِّي

    But her tears were tinted by her cheek,

    Whereas my crimson tears had already stained my cheek.