1. ولما تلاقينا ولم نُظهِرِ البكا

    حِذارا من الواشِي ولم نجدِ اللفظا

    And when we met, we did not let our tears show,

    For fear of the talebearer, and found no words;

  2. ولم نُفْشِ للألحاظ مكنونَ حبّنا

    وأسرارِنا فيه فنستخدِم اللحظا

    Nor did we confide our hidden love to our glances,

    And our secrets within it, so that we might use a glance.

  3. رددنا إلى الأجسام حَرَّ قلوبنا

    فلما غدا سلطان حُمَّائها فظّا

    We redirected the heat of our hearts into our bodies;

    So when the sway of their fever grew harsh,

  4. شكونا أَذى الحُمَّى جهارا ولم نَخَفْ

    رقيبا ونِلنا من تلافُظنا حظّا

    We complained openly of the fever's pain, and did not fear

    A watcher, and gained a share from our exchange of words.