1. يا هَلالاً إِذا بَدا لي تَجَلّت

    عَن فُؤادي دُجُنَّة الكُرُباتِ

    O crescent moon, when you appear to me, there lifts

    from my heart the darkness of sorrows.

  2. وَغَزالاً لِمُقلَتَيهِ بِقَلبي

    فَتَكاتٌ كَأَنَّها فَتَكاتي

    And O gazelle, whose eyes deal my heart

    deadly blows, as though they were my own.

  3. تِهتَ إِذ حُزتَ بِالوِصال وَبالهَج

    رِ حَياتي تَمَلُّكاً وَمَماتي

    You grew haughty, having gained, through union and estrangement,

    possession of my life and my death.

  4. فَتَرَفَّق بِمُدنَفٍ أَنتَ مِنهُ

    في سَواد القُلوب وَالحَدَقاتِ

    So be gentle with a lovesick man, within whom you dwell

    in the dark centers of hearts and eyes.

  5. أَنا أَخشى عَلَيكَ يا ساكِنَ القَل

    بِ المُمَلّى بِالصَدِّ مِن نَغَراتي

    I fear for you, O dweller in the heart

    filled with rejection, because of my seething pangs.