يا لَه من ساحِر في ... جَفنه خبَّأ مَكْرهْ

فإذا همَّ بأمرٍ ... أدركَ الأمرَ بنظرهْ

وإذا اقتاد أسيراً ... عشق المأسورُ أسره

قسَماً أتركه اليو ... مَ أو أهتكُ سرَّه

وفي ترجمة هذه الأبيات ينشد المترجم آرثر آربيري من جامعة كامبريدج السطور التالية:

Would I knew what love may be,

Who devised this wizardry

Or what wizard, shrewd indeed,

Cast upon the earth his seed!

In each green and sappy bough,

He has made Love's brand to glow.

See, how the magician is wise

Hides his magic in Love's eyes,

That a single glance may gain

Whatsoe'er he would attain,

Whatsoe'er his captives be

Cherish their captivity.

I'll forsake him now, I swear-