1. قالت مخافةَ بيننا وبكتْ بهِ

    فالبَيْنُ مبعوثٌ على المتخوّفِ

    She spoke for fear of our parting, and wept over it;

    For parting is sent upon the one who fears it.

  2. لو ماتَ شيءٌ من مخافةِ فُرقةٍ

    لأماتَني للبين طولُ تخوفي

    If anything could die from fear of parting,

    My prolonged fear of parting would have killed me.

  3. ملأ الهوى قلبي فضِقتُ بحمله

    حتى نطقتُ به بغيرِ تكلّفِ

    Love filled my heart, and I was overwhelmed by its burden,

    Until I spoke of it without affectation.