1. I have willingly allotted my love
Among yearning, radiance, and effeminacy,
١. إِنَّني وَزَّعْتُ حُبِّي طائِعاً
بينَ شَجْوٍ وضِياءٍ وخُنُثْ
2. Which contend for love from a lover -
Secured knots not to be unfastened.
٢. يتنازَعْنَ الهوى مِنْ ذي هوىً
آمناتٍ عُقدةً لا تُنْتَكَثْ
3. And if yearning comes to visit,
It unveils every sadness in me.
٣. وإذا شَجْوٌ أَتَتْ زائرةً
كشفَتْ عَنَّيَ شَجْوٌ كُلَّ بَثّ