1. أَتَهجُرُ لَيلى لِلفِراقِ حَبيبُها

    وَما كانَ نَفساً بِالفِراقِ تَطيبُ

    Does Layla forsake her beloved for parting,

    though his soul has never been content with separation?

  2. إِذا قيلَ مَن ماءُ الفُراتِ وَطيبُهُ

    تَعَرَّضَ لي مِنها أَغَنُّ غَضوبُ

    When it is asked, “Who is the Euphrates’ water and its sweetness?”

    Her sweetly nasal-voiced, quick-tempered self appears before me.