وليand I have صاحبa friend لماwhen أتانيcame to me كتابهhis letter
ولي صاحب لما أتاني كتابه
نثرتI scattered علىover عنوانهits address قبليmy kisses نثراa scattering
نثرت على عنوانه قبلي نثرا
And I have a friend; when his letter came to me,
I scattered my kisses over its address in profusion.
سرقتI stole لهfor him شعراًpoetry ولوand had وصلتreached يديmy hand
سرقت له شعراً ولو وصلت يدي
سرقتI would have stolen لهfor him الشعرىSirius ولمand did not أسرقI steal الشعراthe poetry
سرقت له الشعرى ولم أسرق الشعرا
I stole poetry for him; and had my hand reached far enough,
I would have stolen Sirius for him, and not poetry.