1. I say to my companion, like what I complain of,
The man of intense agony complains to brothers like them, when

2. Worry keeps him sleepless at night,
I met a back, at the side of An-Naqah, a sister of Bani Tamim.

3. So when there appeared to my eye from her,
A cheek flowing in an alluring creation,

4. And an eye with kohl, a slit, and a mouth,
Like an Al-Uqhuwan (a bright star), and a soft neck.

5. Her friends gathered around me because of her,
Bending over like those returning to a sick man.

6. Chaste women who had not lived a life of misery,
Rather, a life of luxury and comfort.

7. She captivated the heart of a lovesick melancholic,
With a longing that stirred in him for long.

8. Sighs shook his body, until
It wore out like a perfumed garment becomes worn out.

9. He disobeyed his kin, so they avoided him,
As the sincere advisor is shunned by the fool.

10. I will remember her name as long as I live,
A man who reveals his secret is not like one who conceals it.

11. He only sleeps at night dozing,
Like the sleep of the healthy.

12. And none captivated hearts and delighted eyes,
Revealing her to them, like one gently bending.

13. Weak in strength, but strong in plotting,
With her glance when she winked mischievously,

14. A timid partridge, with soft down,
And plumage upon a delicate neck.