1. يعاتبني فينبسط انقباضي

    وتسكن روعتي عند العتاب

    He reproaches me, and my inward tension eases.

    And my alarm subsides at the reproach.

  2. جرى في الهوى مذ كنت طفلا

    فمالي قد كبرت على التصابي

    Love has flowed within me since I was a child.

    Why, then, have I grown too old for youthful dalliance?