1. وصاحبين اتفقا

    على الهوى واعتنقا

    And two companions agreed

    on love, and embraced.

  2. وأقسما بالود وال

    إخلاص أن لا افترقا

    And they swore by affection and

    sincerity that they would never part.

  3. ضمنهما أزهر كالن

    نَجم به قد وثقا

    Within them is a radiant one, like a

    star, in whom they have put their trust.

  4. لم يشك في خصريهما

    مذ ضمناه قلقا

    Between their waists he has never complained

    of unease since they embraced him.

  5. من تحته عينان من

    ذ انفتحا ما انطبقا

    Beneath him are two eyes; since

    they opened, they have never closed.

  6. وفوقه ناران ما

    حلا فما مذ خلقا

    And above him are two fires that have never

    dwelt in a mouth since they were created.

  7. يفرقان بين كل

    لِ ما عليه اتفقا

    They split apart all

    that they agree upon.

  8. فأي شيء لاقيا

    ه ألقياه فرقا

    So whatever thing they encounter,

    they leave it in pieces.