1. O you whose heart is infatuated with love
Rather, whose heart is devoted to the beloved
١. يا مَن لِقَلبِ في الهَوى مُتَشَعِّبِ
بَل مَن لِقَلبٍ بِالحَبيبِ عَميدِ
2. My passion has overwhelmed it, so it remembers no other
Beyond the meadows and every custom
٢. سَلمى هواهُ فَلَيسَ يَذكُرُ غَيرَها
دونَ الطَريفِ وَدونَ كُلِّ تَليدِ
3. Indeed, kinship and affection have brought together
Al-Walid and the daughter of Sa'id
٣. إِنَّ القَرابَةَ وَالمَوَدَّةَ أَلَّفا
بَينَ الوَليد وَبَينَ بِنتِ سَعيدِ
4. O heart! How much has love burdened the heart with Ghadah
Delicate, slender, weak-boned
٤. يا قَلبُ كَم كَلِفَ الفُؤادُ بِغادَةٍ
مَمكورَةٍ رَيّا العِظامِ خَريدِ