1. فديتكَ ما هذا التحشُّمُ كلُّهُ

    لدعوةِ عبدٍ روحُهُ بكَ ترتاحُ

    May I be your ransom—what is all this bashfulness

    at the invitation of a servant whose soul finds comfort in you?

  2. ولِمْ كلُّ هذا الاحتشامِ بمجلسٍ

    يزيِّنُهُ الريحانُ والشمسُ والراحُ

    And why all this reserve in a gathering

    adorned by sweet basil, the sun, and wine?

  3. وفيكَ غنًى عن كلِّ شيءٍ يروقُني

    ووجهُكَ لي في ظلمةِ الليلِ مصباحُ

    And you suffice me in place of all that delights me;

    and your face is a lamp for me in the darkness of night.

  4. وريقُكَ لي خمرٌ وعيناكَ نرجسٌ

    وصدغُكَ لي آسٌ وخدُّكَ تفَّاحُ

    And your saliva is wine to me, and your eyes are narcissi;

    and your temple-lock is myrtle to me, and your cheek an apple.