1. My soul is the sacrifice for someone I do not name
As if his drinking cup has a lock upon his mouth
١. نَفسي الفِداءُ لِشَخصٍ لَستَ أُسميهِ
كَأَنَّ شارِبَهُ قُفلٌ عَلى فيهِ
2. No branch in his embrace would blush with shame
Except to awake lively, whoever he may bend
٢. لَم يُصبشحُ الغُصنُ مِن أَعطافِهِ خَجَلاً
إِلّا وَأَمسى حُيَيّاً مَن تَثَنّيهِ
3. And if he says he is lost, I say to him
If he is lost, he is the most deserving of people to lose his way
٣. وَقائِلٍ هُوَ تَيّاهٌ فَقُلتُ لَهُ
إِن تاهَ فَهوَ أَحَقُّ الناسَ بِالتيهِ