1. توسمتُه لمّا تكامل حُسْنُهُ

    وقد رْقرَقَتْ فيه الشبيبةُ ماءَها

    I gazed intently at him when his beauty was complete,

    and youth had made its water shimmer within him.

  2. فخلتُ بأنَّ الحوْلَ حان ربيعُهُ

    وأنَّ رياضَ الحزن أبدتْ روَاءَها

    So I thought the year's spring had come,

    and the upland meadows had revealed their splendor.

  3. فَنفّستُ عن طير الجوى بتأوهي

    وأرسلتُ عيني بالدموع وراءَها

    So, with my sighs, I gave the birds of heartache release,

    and sent my tearful eye after them.