1. راحتي في راحَتَيها

    والمُنى في شَفَتيها

    My comfort lies in her palms,

    and hopes lie in her lips.

  2. ليتَ لي باقةَ وردٍ

    مُزهرٍ من وَجنَتيها

    If only I had a bouquet of roses

    blooming from her cheeks!

  3. هي عذراءُ وحبّي

    ظَلَّ عُذرياً لدَيها

    She is a virgin, and my love

    has remained chaste in her presence.

  4. حَرمَتني النومَ لمّا

    خَرجَت مع جارَتيها

    She robbed me of sleep when

    she went out with her two neighbors.

  5. فاستَخفَّتني مَشُوقاً

    خِفَّةٌ مِن قَدَميها

    Then I, yearning, was swept away

    by the lightness of her feet.

  6. وكأنْ جنَّةُ وردٍ

    خَلعت ثوباً عليها

    And it was as though a garden of roses

    had draped a robe upon her.

  7. حسِبَتهُ الرِّيحُ زهراً

    فانثنت شَوقاً إليها

    The wind took it for blossoms,

    so it turned toward her in longing,

  8. وغدت تلعبُ فيهِ

    فتَقيه بِيَدَيها

    and began to play in it,

    so she shielded it with her hands.

  9. قلتُ يا ريحُ هَبيني

    نفحةً من مِعطَفَيها

    I said, "O wind, grant me

    a waft of fragrance from her sides."