1. أهابُكَ أم أُبدي إليك الذي أُخفي

    وطرفك يدري ما يقول له طرفي

    Should I stand in awe of you, or reveal to you what I conceal?

    And your gaze knows what my gaze says to it.

  2. نهاني حيائي منك أن أكشف الهوى

    وأغنيتَني بالفهم منك عن الكشفِ

    My shyness before you forbade me to disclose my love,

    and your understanding spared me the need for disclosure.

  3. تلطفتَ في أمري فإن أك ساعياً

    إلى غايةٍ فاللطف يُدرَك باللطفِ

    You have dealt gently with me; for if I am striving

    toward a goal, gentleness is attained through gentleness.

  4. تلقَّيتني بالبشر حتى كأنَّما

    تبشِّرني بالعَبث أنَّك في كفّي

    You welcomed me with such cheer, it was as though

    you were playfully giving me glad tidings that you were in the palm of my hand.

  5. وتُدركني من هيبتي لك وحشةٌ

    فتؤنسني بالعطف منك وباللطفِ

    And loneliness overtakes me because of my awe of you,

    so you comfort me with your affection and gentleness.

  6. تكاملتَ إحساناً وحسناً وفطنةً

    وزدتَ كمالاً بالتصنُّع والظَّرفِ

    You have attained perfection in kindness, beauty, and discernment,

    and added to your perfection through artifice and elegance.

  7. فحبُّك فيه عِصمَةٌ وهو فتنة

    فيشفي بما يُضني ويضني بما يشفي

    For in love of you lies protection, yet it is temptation;

    so it heals with what exhausts, and exhausts with what heals.

  8. وتُحيي محبّاً أنت في الحبّ حتفُه

    وذا عجبٌ كون الحياة من الحتف

    And you revive a lover—you are his death in love;

    and this is a wonder: life coming from death.

  9. لك الخير قد عجَّلتَ لي صَفوةَ الهوى

    ومثلك عندي لا يُكدِّر ما يصفي

    May good be yours! You have swiftly brought me love's pure essence,

    and one like you, in my view, does not cloud what he makes clear.

  10. فجُد لي بوعدٍ منك أحيا بروحه

    وجُد لي مع الوعد الأمانَ من الخُلفِ

    So grant me a promise from you, by whose spirit I may live,

    and with the promise, grant me assurance that it will not be broken.