1. I ransom the one who when I saw him, love's fire was kindled
And love called out and my liver was inflamed
١. أفدي الذي عندما أبصرته قدحت
في الحبّ نارٌ ونادى الحبّ واكبدي
2. And sickness crept from his eyes to my body
A sickness that spread emaciation in my body
٢. ودبذ من سقم عينيه إلى جسدي
سقم أشاع نحولا منه في جسدي
3. When we gathered for a while, I said: O my tranquility
Unite me with union, for I have been stripped of my skin
٣. لما اجتمعنا لحين قلت يا سكني
عدني الوصال فقد عرّيت من جلدي
4. So he said: You are weak of mind. I said to him:
Love and reason have never been fair to anyone.
٤. فقال أنت ضعيف العقل قلت له
الحبّ والعقل ما انصافا إلى أحد