1. قَبَّلتُهُ قُدَّام قِسّيسِهِ

    شَرِبتُ كاسَاتٍ بِتَقدِيسِهِ

    I kissed him in front of his priest.

    I drank cups with his blessing.

  2. يَقرَعُ قَلبي عِندَ ذِكريَ لَهُ

    مِن فَرطِ شَوقي قَرعَ ناقوسِهِ

    My heart beats when I remember him,

    From my overwhelming longing, like the tolling of his bell.