1. سقاني بعينيه كؤوسَ هواهُ

    وجرّدَ منها إذ سكِرْتُ ظُباهُ

    With his eyes he gave me cups of his love to drink,

    And when I grew drunk, he unsheathed his blades from them.

  2. فزد كلَفاً فيه وفرطَ صبابةٍ

    فإنّ مَنونَ القلب دونَ مناهُ

    So grow more enamored of him, and yearn beyond measure,

    For the heart’s death falls short of its desire.

  3. أوامرُهُ تجري عليك كأنّه

    وأستغفرُ الله العظيم إلهُ

    His commands hold sway over you, as though he were—

    —and I ask God Almighty’s forgiveness—a god.