1. لَم تَصفُ لي بَعدُ وَإِلّا فَلِم

    لَم أَرَ في عُنوانِها جَوهَرَهْ

    She has not yet been sincere with me; otherwise, why

    have I not seen Jawhara in her letter’s heading?

  2. دَرَت بِأني عاشِقٌ لاسمِها

    فَلَم تُرَد لِلغَيظ أَن تَذكُرَهْ

    She knew that I was in love with her name,

    so, out of spite, she would not mention it.

  3. قالَت إِذا أَبصَرَهُ ثابِتا

    قَبّلهُ وَاللَهِ لا أَبصَرَهْ

    She said, “If he sees it written down,

    he will kiss it—by God, may he never see it!”