1. إِنّي كَثَرتُ عَليهِ في زِيارَتِهِ

    فَمَلَّ وَالشَيءُ مَملولٌ إِذا كَثُرا

    I have been too frequent in my visits to him,

    So he grew weary—and anything grows wearisome when too frequent.

  2. قَد رابَني مِنهُ أَنّي لا أَزالُ أَرى

    في عَينِهِ قِصَراً عَنّي إِذا نَظَرا

    What troubles me about him is that I keep seeing

    His gaze fall short of me whenever he looks.