أبدى له إلفهُ تدلّلَهُ

أبدى له إلفهُ تدلّلَهُ

وشفّه شوقُهُ فأنّ لَهُ

وشفّه شوقُهُ فأنّ لَهُ

His beloved showed him his coyness.

And his longing wasted him away, so he moaned for him.

واتقاد للسقم بعدَ صحّتِهِ

واتقاد للسقم بعدَ صحّتِهِ

حتّى بَرى جسمَه فأنحَلهُ

حتّى بَرى جسمَه فأنحَلهُ

And the burning of illness came after his good health,

Until it wore away his body and made him thin.

وخط إذ غاب عنه مؤنسه

وخط إذ غاب عنه مؤنسه

في كفّه شبهَهُ فمثّلَهُ

في كفّه شبهَهُ فمثّلَهُ

And when his companion was absent from him, he drew

His likeness on his palm, portraying him.

فكلّما غالهُ تشوّقُهُ

فكلّما غالهُ تشوّقُهُ

مال إلى كفّهِ يقبّلُهُ

مال إلى كفّهِ يقبّلُهُ

So whenever his yearning assailed him,

He leaned toward his palm to kiss it.