1. ومهفهفٍ نبتَ الشقيقُ بخده

    واهتزَّ أملودُ النَّقا في بردهِ

    And a slender youth—anemones bloomed upon his cheek,

    and the dune's supple bough swayed within his cloak.

  2. ماء الشبيبة والجمال أرق من

    صَقْلِ الحسامِ المنتضى وفِرِنْده

    The lustre of youth and beauty is more delicate than

    the polish of the unsheathed sword and its damask pattern.

  3. يُحيى الأنامَ بلمحةٍ منْ وَصْلِهِ

    مِنْ بَعْدِ ما وردوا الحمامَ بصدّه

    He revives humankind with a glimpse of union with him,

    after they have met death through his rejection.

  4. إن كنت أهديتَ الفؤادَ له فقلْ

    أيّ الجوى لجوانحي لم يُهْدِه

    If you have given him your heart, then say:

    What anguish of love has he not bestowed upon my ribs?