1. O my killer, is it not enough
That you excel in killing me?
١. ياقاتِلَيَ أَوَما كَفى
حَتّامَ في قَتلي تُباِز
2. What do you think of a lover
Who turns pale when he sees you passing by?
٢. ماذا تَظُنُّ بِعاشِقٍ
يَصفَرُّ حينَ يَراكَ جائِز
3. One who is patient with the agonies of passion
Fearing the spies who slander
٣. صَبٍّ بِأَسرارِ الهَوى
خَوفاً مِنَ الواشينَ رامِز
4. So my eyelids are forever sleepless
And my eyes are forever shedding tears
٤. فَأَنامِلٌ أَبَداً تُشي
رُ وَأَعيُنٌ أَبَداً تُغامِز
5. And something flutters between my heart
And its feelings that provokes tremors
٥. وَمُهَفهَفٍ بَينَ القُلو
بِ وَبَينَ مُقلَتِهِ هَزاهِز
6. A complainant of passion says: Has longing prolonged
Is there anyone who will accept my challenge?
٦. شاكي السِلاحِ يَقولُ أَب
طالَ الهَوى هَل مِن مُبارِز
7. I have been victorious over it through connection
And I have not been incapable of it
٧. قَد فُزتُ مِنهُ بِالوِصا
لِ وَلَم أَكُن عَنهُ بِعاجِز
8. And I kissed his cheek
And counted a thousand or more kisses
٨. وَلَثَمتُهُ في خَدِّهِ
فَعَدَدتُ أَلفاً أَو يُناهِز