1. وقد كنتُ أرجُو أن أَرَاكَ وبَيْنَنَا

    مفَاوِزُ أدْنَاهَا الشّنَاخِيبُ والسَّهبُ

    I had hoped to see you, though between us lay

    trackless wastes, the nearest of them lofty peaks and open plains.

  2. فلمّا تَدانَينا يَئِستُ وزَادَنِي

    تبَاريحَ شَوقٍ ضِقتُ ذَرعاً بها القُربُ

    But when we drew close, I despaired, and I suffered greater

    agonies of longing beyond my endurance because of our nearness.