1. يُخوِّفُنِي فراقُكَ وهو مِمَّا

    هممتُ بهِ على حَبْلِ الذِراعِ

    Parting from you frightens me, though it is something

    I had contemplated, within easy arm’s reach.

  2. رويدَكَ فالسُلوُّ له دَواعٍ

    كما أنَّ الغرامَ له دواعي

    Easy now—for forgetting has its causes,

    Just as passionate love has its causes.

  3. سأسلُو عنك بعد اليوم يأساً

    إِذا لم يُسلني ملل الطِبَاعِ

    After today I shall cease longing for you, out of despair,

    If my nature’s weariness does not make me forget.

  4. ألم تَرَ أنني من قبلِ هذا

    سلوتُ عن الشبيبةِ والرِّضاعِ

    Have you not seen that, before this,

    I had ceased longing for youth and suckling?

  5. وعلَّمني مصاحبةُ الليالي

    نزوعَ النفسِ من بعدِ النِزَاعِ

    And companionship with the nights has taught me

    The soul’s withdrawal after yearning.

  6. إِذا لم يُرْضِني حُبٌّ جَبانٌ

    فزعتُ بهِ إِلى صبرٍ شُجَاعِ

    If cowardly love does not satisfy me,

    Because of it, I seek refuge in courageous patience.