1. نَأَت بِهِ الدارُ عَن أَقارِبِهِ

    فَأُلقِيَ الحَبلُ فَوقَ غارِبِهِ

    His dwelling carried him far from his kin,

    So the rope was cast over his withers.

  2. عاشَت لِمَحبوبِهِ مُمانَعَةٌ

    ماتَ عَلَيها رَجاءُ طالِبِهِ

    Resistance lived on for his beloved;

    Against it, his suitor's hope died.

  3. اِتَّفَقَ الحُسنُ فيهِ وَاِختَلَفَت

    مَذاهِبُ العَقلِ في مَذاهِبِهِ

    Beauty was harmonious in him, while

    Reason's paths diverged over his ways.

  4. لَم أَرَ بَدراً سِواكَ مُعتَدِلاً

    بِهِ اِفتِقارٌ إِلى كَواكِبِهِ

    I have seen no well-proportioned full moon but you

    In need of its stars.

  5. وَيلُمِّ صَبٍّ رَمى صُعوبَتَكَ ال

    أولى فَلانَت بِلينِ جانِبِهِ

    What a lovesick lover, who assailed your initial stubbornness,

    Till it softened through his gentle manner!

  6. أَلقاكَ في مُعجِبٍ أَوائِلُهُ

    فَما تَفَكَّرتَ في عَواقِبِهِ

    He cast you into something alluring at its outset,

    And you gave no thought to its consequences.

  7. وَمَن يَكُن طَيِّباً فَلا عَجَبٌ

    أَن يَأكُلَ الناسُ مِن أَطايِبِهِ

    And when someone is sweet, it is no wonder

    That people eat of his delicacies.