1. Oh my two companions, do not keep me away
From the pleasant eyes,

2. And give me protection
Against the beautiful faces

3. If I am destined to love, I love passionately
Amongst the gathering of friends

4. Crying over my state and saying
The lover is slain by his passion

5. He has no fault
Except composing meanings

6. Which he creates from the gardens
As if he were from Yemen

7. If people knew my worth, oh my time
They would esteem and honor my poetry

8. Like Qadama and Ibn Hani
And would greet the one who tends to

9. The intricate beauty
And if Layla's eyes saw

10. My flirtation and infatuation
She would say, if only my God

11. Had given me the likes of this love
So my living in love became pleasant

12. To the wailing of the musical instrument
So this one is the first of all people

13. And Qays is second in love