1. إِنّي لَيُقنِعُني تَعَدُّدُ شَكلَةٍ

    إِن حالَ دونَ لِقاءِ شَكلَةَ حائِلُ

    Indeed, repeated mention of Shaklah is enough for me,

    If an obstacle prevents me from meeting Shaklah.

  2. وَيَزيدُني كَلَفاً بِها هِجرانُها

    وَيَسرُّني عَنها الحَديثُ الباطِلُ

    Her estrangement increases my infatuation with her,

    And even false talk about her delights me.

  3. وَإِذا تَكَلَّمَ عاذِلٌ في حُبِّها

    أَغرى الفُؤادَ بِها وَرَقَّ العاذِلُ

    Whenever a reproacher speaks of my love for her,

    He makes the heart enamored of her, and the reproacher softens.

  4. مِن أَينَ ما اِمتُحِنَت مَحاسِنُ وَجهِها

    بَهَرَ العيونَ بِها هِلالٌ ماثِلُ

    From whatever angle the beauties of her face are examined,

    A crescent, manifest in her, dazzles the eyes.

  5. شَجِيَت خَلاخِلُها بِساقٍ خَدلَةٍ

    وَشِجيتُ عَمداً بِالَّذي هُوَ قائِلُ

    Her anklets are choked by a plump calf,

    And I deliberately grow heartsick over what he says.