1. زارتْ على يأسي بطيفِ خيالها

    يا دهرُ ما بقيتْ عليكَ ذنوبُ

    Despite my despair, she visited me as a phantom of her image.

    O Time, no sins remain against you.

  2. فركبْتُ أخطارَ الهوى في وصلها

    والطيبُ واشٍ والحليُّ رقيبُ

    So I braved love’s perils to be united with her.

    And perfume was a talebearer, and jewelry a watchman.