1. يا وَيحَ مَن عَلِقَ الأَحِبَّةَ قَلبُهُ

    حَتّى إِذا ظَفِروا بِهِ قَتَلوهُ

    Alas for him whose heart has clung to his beloveds,

    Until, when they gained power over him, they killed him.

  2. عَزّوا وَمالَ بهِ الهَوى فَأَذَلَّهُ

    إِنَّ العَزيزَ عَلى الذَليلِ يَتيهُ

    They grew mighty, while passion bowed him down and humbled him.

    Indeed, the mighty lord it over the lowly.

  3. اُنظُر إِلى جَسَدٍ أَضَرَّ بِهِ الهَوى

    لَولا تَقَلُّبُ طَرفِهِ دَفَنوهُ

    Look at a body ravaged by passion;

    But for the movement of his eyes, they would have buried him.

  4. مَن كانَ خِلواً مِن تَباريحِ الهَوى

    فَأَنا الهَوى وَحَليفُهُ وَأَبوهُ

    Whoever may be free of passion's torments,

    But I am passion, its ally and its father.