لا أنس لما قال لي مستفهماً

لا أنس لما قال لي مستفهماً

والراح قد راضته لي فتسهلا

والراح قد راضته لي فتسهلا

I shall not forget when he said to me, inquiring,

I do not forget what he asked me curiously,

And wine had tamed him for me, so he grew pliant:

And fate has made it easy for me, so I yielded.

هذا فؤادك مذ سكنت ضميره

هذا فؤادك مذ سكنت ضميره

هل حل فيه سواي قلت ولا حلا

هل حل فيه سواي قلت ولا حلا

“This heart of yours—since I dwelt in its depths,

He asked, “Has this heart of yours, since living in it,

Has anyone but me dwelt in it?” I said, “And may no other dwell there!”

Harboured any but me?” I said “None has dwelled here.”