1. خَفَّفتُ عَنكَ زَماناً

    لأَنْ أَنقّلَ قَصْدا

    I lightened your burden for a time,

    so that I might shift my aim.

  2. وَقَدْ خَلَعْتُ حَيَاءً

    أَمَالني عَنْكَ صَدَّا

    And I have cast off a shyness

    that turned me away from you in avoidance.

  3. وَمَا أُجَاوِرُ بَحْراً

    مِن رَاحتَيْكَ وَأَصدا

    Nor will I dwell beside a sea

    from your two palms and still go thirsty.