1. Unjust are you, oh beautiful women of mankind
My love for you is a fleeting, vanishing love
١. ظَلومُ يا زَينَ نِساءِ العِباد
حُبّي لَكُم حُبّانِ خافٍ وَباد
2. I swear I know not if I'm awake
Or if what I saw was in a dream
٢. أُقسِمُ ما أَدري أَمُستَيقِظاً
أَبصَرتُ ما أَبصَرتُ أَم في رُقاد
3. An apple among apples
Came and did what to my heart?
٣. تُفّاحَةٌ مِن عِندِ تُفّاحَةٍ
جاءَت فَماذا صَنَعَت بِالفُؤاد
4. Oh, if only I knew, is my salvation in it?
Did you want it, or did you want ruin?
٤. يا لَيتَ شِعري أَصَلاحي بِها
كُنتُم أَرَدتُم أَم أَرَدتُم فَساد