1. يا رامي القلب حسبك

    فقد اصيب محبك

    O archer of the heart, enough!

    For your lover has already been struck.

  2. اقصيته وهو صب

    أقصى أمانيه قربك

    You banished him, though he is lovesick;

    his dearest wish is nearness to you.

  3. لم لا يرق عليه

    كرقة الخد قلبك

    Why does it not grow tender toward him—

    your heart—as your cheek is tender?

  4. يا ريم في أي واد

    قد كان يرتع سربك

    O gazelle, in which valley

    was your herd grazing?

  5. من الحشا لك مرعى

    ومن دموعي شربك

    From my inmost heart you have a pasture,

    and from my tears comes your drink.

  6. لم يبق طرفك قلبا

    الا غدا وهو نهبك

    Your glance has left no heart

    that did not become your plunder.

  7. يا طرفه أي عضب

    من الصوارم عضبك

    O his glance, what a keen blade

    among cutting swords is your blade!

  8. يا ظالماً ليس يرثى

    الله ربي وربك

    O cruel one who shows no pity,

    God is my Lord and yours.

  9. بخلت حتى بطيف

    به يعلل صبك

    You have begrudged even a dream-vision

    by which your lovesick lover might be consoled.

  10. عن مضجعي قد تجافى

    جنبي ومهد جنبك

    From my bed has withdrawn

    my side, while yours lies cushioned.

  11. يا عاذلي خل عذلي

    فان سمعي حربك

    O my reproacher, cease reproaching me,

    for my hearing is your enemy.

  12. فغير دينك ديني

    وغير شعبي شعبك

    For my faith is other than yours,

    and your path is other than mine.