شَبَّهْتُ وصلكَ يا نَفُورُ كبَاِرقٍ

كَحَلَ الجفونَ بخَطْفِه لَمَعَانُ

I likened your affection, O aloof one, to flashes of lightning

That brighten the eyes with their swift gleam,

أو ضَيفَ طَيْفٍ زارجَفْنَ مُسَهَّدٍ

يَرْعَى النُّجُوَم كَأنَّهُ حَيْرَانُ

Or to a graceful guest who visited a cushioned bed,

Grazing upon the stars as though perplexed.