1. غرَسْتُ لكُمْ شجَراتِ الهَوى

    بأرْضٍ أثارَ ثَراها الجَوى

    I planted trees of love for you,

    In a land whose soil love’s anguish stirred.

  2. وسقّيْتُها بدُموعِ الجُفونِ

    فقدْ أيْنَعَ الغَرْسُ لمّا ارْتَوى

    And I watered them with the eyelids’ tears;

    And so the planted trees ripened once they drank their fill.

  3. ولمّا ترعْرَعَ منْها البُسوقُ

    وأجْمَعَ ريْعانُها واسْتَوى

    And when their towering growth flourished,

    And their fresh bloom reached fullness and maturity,

  4. نوَيْتُ الجَنى قبْلَ يوْمِ النّوى

    وكُلُّ امْرِئٍ فلَهُ ما نَوى

    I meant to gather the fruit before the day of parting—

    And every person has what they intended.