1. مضنى وليس به حراك

    لكن يخف إذا رآك

    Worn out, he has no strength to move,

    yet he grows lively when he sees you,

  2. ويميل من طربٍ إذا

    ما مِلت يا غصن الأراك

    and sways with rapture whenever

    you sway, O branch of the arak tree.

  3. إن الجمال كساك من

    ورق المحاسن ماكساك

    Indeed, beauty has clothed you in

    the leaves of loveliness it has bestowed on you.

  4. فنبتّ بين جوانحي

    والقلب من دمه سقاك

    So you sprouted between my ribs,

    and my heart watered you with its blood.

  5. ليت اعتدالك كان لي

    منه نصيب في هواك

    If only your poise granted me

    a share of it in my love for you.

  6. يا ليت شعري ما أما

    لك عن هواى وما ثناك

    Ah, if only I knew what turned

    you from my love, and what turned you away.

  7. ما همتُ في روض الحمى

    إلا واسكرني شذاك

    I never wandered in the sanctuary's garden

    without your fragrance intoxicating me.

  8. والقلب مخفوض الجنا

    ح يهيم فيه على جناك

    And my heart, its wing lowered,

    wanders there, yearning for your fruit.