1. مَرَرْتُ على رَبْعِ الأحِبَّةِ دارِساً

    ففَاح به عَرْفُ الحديثِ المُتَمَّمِ

    I passed by the loved ones’ dwelling, now in ruins;

    And there wafted the fragrance of the tale told in full.

  2. وذكَّرنا عهدَ الصَّبابةِ والصِّبا

    هَدِيلُ حَمْامٍ في الرُّبَى مُترنِّمِ

    And we were reminded of the days of yearning and youth

    By the cooing of doves singing upon the hills.

  3. فقلتُ لِخِلِّي عُجْ بنا ساعةً عسى

    يُحدِّثنا رَسْمُ الهوى المُتقدِّمِ

    So I said to my friend, “Turn aside with us awhile; perhaps

    The trace of bygone love will speak to us.”

  4. فعُجْنَا له عَطْفاً على موضعٍ به

    هَوانا فكان العَطْفُ عطفَ تَوهُّمِ

    So we turned aside toward it, turning toward a place where

    Our love lay; yet that turning was a turn of illusion.