1. Why do I not insist on idleness and passion
And on the coolness of my youth and its cloak?
١. لِمَ لا أُصِرّ على البَطَالَةِ والهَوَى
وعلى بَرْدِ شَبِيْبَتي وإِزَارِها
2. And if maidens reveal their beauties before me,
Their glances yearn for me.
٢. وإذا تراءَتْ للقِيَانِ مَحَاسِني
طَمِحَتْ إليّ بِلَحْظِها أبصارُها
3. If limbs without rhythmic motions
Were to meet me, their strings would be set in motion.
٣. ولو أنّ عيداناً بغيرِ ضَوَارِبِ
قابَلْنَني لتَحَرّكَتْ أَوْتَارُها