وَمَا زِلْتُ أَسْتَدْنِي إِلَيْهِ وَيَبْعُدُ
وَأَطْلُبُ مِنْهُ الوَصْلَ وَهْوَ يُمَاطِلُ
I kept drawing near to Him while He distanced
And I sought union while He delayed
المصدر · Source: Diwan Ibn al-Farid. Ed. R. al-Nabulusi