1. صاغَ قَلبي لَكِ حُباً مِن ذَهَب

    لَم أَشُب يا سِحرُ صِدقي بِالكَذِب

    My heart fashioned for you a love of gold.

    I have not, O Sihr, mingled my truthfulness with lies.

  2. أُفِّ لِلدُنيا إِذا ما لَم يَكُن

    صاحِبُ الدُنيا حَبيباً أَو مُحِبّ

    Fie on the world, unless

    its inhabitant is a beloved or a lover.

  3. حُبُّ سِحرٍ شاهِدي إِن شَهِدَت

    وَإِذا ما هِيَ غابَت لَم يَغِب

    My love for Sihr is my witness when she is present,

    and when she is absent, it is not absent.

  4. إِن نَأَت عَنّي فَيا وَجدي بِها

    وَإِذا ما قَرَّبَتني أَقتَرِب

    If she draws away from me, oh, my longing for her!

    And when she brings me near, I draw near.

  5. وَإِذا لَم أَرَ سِحراً ساعَةً

    عَبِثَ الشَوقُ بِدَمعي فَاِنسَكَب

    And when I do not see Sihr for an hour,

    longing toys with my tears, so they pour forth.