1. O you whom I seek refuge in being united with from being estranged
And in your kindness from your remoteness in your nearness
١. يا من أعوذ بوصله من صدهِ
وبعطفهِ من قربهِ في بعده
2. In the perfection of your image and the bloom of your face
And the radiance of your cheeks and the redness of your cheeks
٢. بكمالِ صورتهِ وزهرةِ وجههِ
وضياء وجنتهِ وحمُرةِ خده
3. And the languor of your eyelashes and the tenderness of an observer
Who prides himself on what is in his stature of his stature
٣. وفتور مقلتهِ وعطفةِ ناظرٍ
يزهو بما في قده من قدهِ
4. I did not say I love before him or after him
Far be it that any love should remain after him
٤. ما قلت أهوى قبله أو بعده
حاشاه أن يبقى هوى من بعدِه