1. يلومونني أهل البعاد على العذب

    ويحسدني في الحب وهو من الثلب

    Those of estrangement reproach me for what is sweet.

    And he envies me in love, and that is disparagement.

  2. تحملت أقوام فؤادي ومسمعي

    وطرفي واحشائي وكلي على السقب

    I have borne the peoples of my heart and my hearing,

    And of my gaze, my inward parts, and my whole self, for nearness.

  3. فلو طلبوا مني الخضوع ليقطعوا

    لكنت سميعا مبصرا لفنا العطب

    Had they asked me for submission so that they might sever,

    I would have been hearing and seeing, for the passing-away of ruin.

  4. وليس الذي يدري الهوى وطروقه

    كمن يعرف الحب القريب من الشعب

    And one who knows passion and its visits by night is not

    Like one who knows love that is close to the people.