1. أَلا إِنَّ أَلحاَظاً بِقَلبي عَوابِثا

    أَظُنُّ بِها هاروت أَصبح نافِثا

    Ah, glances indeed play havoc with my heart;

    I think Harut has begun breathing spells within them.

  2. إِذا رامَ ذو وَجدٍ سُلواً مَنَعتَهُ

    وَكُنَّ عَلى دِينِ التَصابي بَواعِثا

    Whenever a lovesick man seeks to forget, they thwart him,

    And spur him to the creed of youthful dalliance.

  3. وَقَيَّدنَ مَن أَضحى عَن الحُب مُطلَقاً

    وَأَسرَعنَ لِلبَلوى بِمَن كانَ رائِثا

    And they fetter whoever had become free of love,

    And hurry into affliction whoever had lingered.

  4. بِروحي رَشاً مِن آل خاقان راحِلٌ

    وَإِن كانَ ما بَينَ الجَوانِحِ لابِثا

    My soul would ransom a departing young gazelle of Khaqan's house,

    Though he lingers still between my ribs.

  5. غَدا وَاحِداً في الحُسنِ لِلفَضل ثانِيا

    وَللبدر وَالشَمس المُنيرةِ ثالِثا

    He has become unique in beauty, a second to excellence,

    And a third beside the full moon and the radiant sun.