1. I weep for the tenderness of her supple waist
My heart is harsh towards the enamoured one and his severity
١. أسفي على لدن القوامِ رشيقهِ
قاسي الفؤاد على المتيّم فظّه
2. Strange are my eyelids with the abundance of his tears
In them, yet my heart has little share
٢. إعجب لجفني من غزارة دمعهِ
فيه ومن قلبي لقلة حظّه
3. My tears flowed at the complaint of his estrangement
And his watcher, as if from his recital
٣. رقّت دموعي عند شكوى هجره
ورقيبهِ فكأنَّها من لفظه
4. Unbending in his passion, he pays no heed
To the rebuke of the lover and his preaching
٤. ماضٍ على غلوائه صلفاً فلا
يصغي إلى زجر المحبّ ووعظه
5. He meets enemies under the flashes of his eyelids
In the spear of his stature and the blade of his glance
٥. يلقى الأعادي تحت زغف عذاره
في رمح قامته وصارم لحظه