1. أروح وقد ختمتَ على فؤادي

    بحبك أن يَحِلَّ به سِواكا

    I go forth, and you have sealed my heart

    with love for you, lest anyone but you dwell within it.

  2. فلو أني استطعتُ غَمَضتُ طَرفي

    فلم أنظر به حتى أراكا

    So, if I could, I would close my eyes,

    and not look with them until I saw you.

  3. وفي الأحباب مختص بوَجدٍ

    وآخر يدّعي معه اشتراكا

    And among lovers, one is distinguished by passionate longing,

    and another claims to share it with him.

  4. إذا انسكبت دموع في خدودٍ

    تَبَيَّنَ من بكى ممن تباكى

    When tears stream down cheeks,

    the one who weeps is distinguished from the one who feigns weeping.