1. Enjoy her while she allures you, and do not let
Sorrow weigh upon your chest when she turns away.
١. تَمَتَّع بِها ما ساعفَتكَ وَلا تَكُن
عَلَيكَ شَجَىً في الصَدرِ حينَ تَبينُ
2. For though she yield her healing balm to you,
To others she will freely give of her sweetness.
٢. وَإِن هِيَ أَعطَتكَ اللَيانَ فَإِنَّها
لَغَيرِكَ مِن خلّانِها سَتَلينُ
3. And though she swears distance will not break her oath,
No faith is kept by one whose locks are dyed.
٣. وَإِن حَلَفَت لا يَنقُضُ النَأي عَهدَها
فَلَيسَ لِمَخضوبِ البَنانِ يَمينُ