كديت منه الوصل ثم انطفت

كديت منه الوصل ثم انطفت

في ظلمةِ العارض مشكاتي

في ظلمةِ العارض مشكاتي

I begged him for union; then it went out—

I yearned for his affection but then despaired

my lamp, in the darkness of his cheek’s down.

In the darkness of loss are my tribulations

والصب شحاذٌ وما يشتهي

والصب شحاذٌ وما يشتهي

لأن يرى صاحب مخلاةِ

لأن يرى صاحب مخلاةِ

The lovesick man is a beggar, and does not wish

While ardent love is a beggar who desires

to see a man with a sack.

To see the companion of departure