وحياة لين خصرك المياس

وعذارك المبدي اخضار الآس

I swear by the suppleness of your swaying waist,

And by your cheek-down, revealing the green of myrtle,

وشروق فجر من محياك انجلى

فرأته منبلجا عيون الناس

And by the rising dawn that shone forth from your face,

So people's eyes beheld it breaking bright;

وبريق در تغيرك الحلو اللمى

وعنيقك الاسنى من النبراس

And by the gleam of pearls in your sweet, dusky-lipped little mouth,

And by your little neck, more radiant than the lamp;

ولطيف اوقات بقربك لي مضت

اعقبتها بجفاء قلب قاسي

And by the pleasant hours that passed for me near you,

Which you followed with the coldness of a cruel heart:

ما غبت عن عيني وذكرك لم يزل

وردي اردده مع الانفاس

You have never left my sight, and remembrance of you remains

My litany, which I repeat with every breath.