1. أرى ماءً وبي عطشٌ شديدٌ

    ولكنْ لا سبيل إلى الورودِ

    I see water, and my thirst is intense,

    But there is no way to reach the water.

  2. أما يكفيك أنَّكِ تملكيني

    وأن الْخلق كلَّهُمُ عبيدي

    Is it not enough for you that you own me,

    And that all humankind are my slaves,

  3. وأنَّكِ لو قطعت يدي ورجلي

    لقلت من الهوى أحسنْت زيدي

    And that, were you to cut off my hand and foot,

    I would say, out of love, “Well done—do more”?