1. متهرِّدٌ صبغ الهوى لوني به

    فأذاب جسمي في الهوى تذكاره

    One clad in yellow—love has dyed my complexion with his hue.

    So remembering him has melted my body in love.

  2. وكأنني من صفرةٍ غسلينُه

    وكأنني من دقَّةٍ زُنارُهُ

    And in my yellowness, I seem like his wash-water.

    And in my thinness, I seem like his girdle.

  3. فاذا جحدتُ هواه أو أنكرته

    شهدت عليَّ من الهوى آثاره

    So if I disavow my love for him or deny it,

    The traces of love bear witness against me.