1. في غزال حتف أنفى

    رشأ من مقلتيه

    In a gazelle lies my natural death—

    A fawn, from whose two eyes it comes.

  2. لا أطيق الصبر عنه

    لا ولا الوصل إليه

    I cannot endure being without him,

    No, nor am I capable of union with him.

  3. ومدام الثغر منه

    إن عقلي لعليه

    And the wine of his mouth—

    Indeed, my mind is fixed on it.

  4. ليت شعري ليت شعري

    بعد قتلي ما لديه

    If only I knew, if only I knew,

    After I am slain, what he has in store.