1. A doe owned my heart
She recited to me verses of love after them
١. أظبية داريا تملكت مهجة
تلا لك آيات المحبة تاليها
2. And from her yearning, ecstasy, fervor and passion
Her determination and separation were the cheapest things to her
٢. ومن لهفها والوجد والشوق والهوى
كواها النوى والهجر أرخص غاليها
3. She passed by the slope of my bosom as if she was
A city whose origins became high
٣. مضت أرباً من سفح جوفي كأنها
مدينة قوم أصلها صار عاليها
4. And the army of separation dispersed her so she resembled
A gang of soldiers who disobeyed the order of their governor
٤. وفرقها جيش الفراق فشابهت
عصابة جند خالفت أمر واليها