1. غَيري نَسَماتُ رامةَ تُطرِبُهُ

    حتَّى حُرَقٌ في باطني تُلهِبُهُ

    The breezes of Rama delight someone other than me.

    Even burning pangs within my inner being set it ablaze.

  2. لَو يَنطِقُ لَيلي قالَ من ضَجرٍ

    كَم تَرتَقِبُ النَّجمَ وكَم تَرقُبُهُ

    If my night could speak, it would say in vexation:

    How long you await the star, and how long you watch it!