1. Did I not tell you, do not secretly glance at her charms?
For your glance is pained by the secrecy.
١. أَلَم أَقُل لَكَ لا تَخلِس مَحاسِنَهُ
فَإِنَّ طَرفَكَ مَوتورٌ مِنَ الخُلَسِ
2. A gazelle I aimed my languid eyes at,
Not knowing the lion lurked in the thicket.
٢. ظَبيٌ رَمَيتُ لَهُ عَينَيَّ خائِلَةً
وَما عَلِمتُ بِأنَّ اللَّيثَ في الكُنُسِ
3. An infatuation I have abandoned, making no excuses,
And a swoon I was in, taking no precautions.
٣. عَلاقَةٌ بِتُّ عَنها غَيرَ مُعتَذِرٍ
وَهَفوَة كُنتُ مِنها غَيرَ مُحتَرِسِ
4. I rushed into it by the ruling of youthful passion,
So if I strayed, I am still in the dark.
٤. جَرَيتُ فيها عَلى حُكمِ الصِّبا وَلَعاً
فَإِن ضَلَلتُ فَإِنّي بَعدُ في الغَلَسِ