1. وَحياةِ مِن أُصفي هَوايَ لَهُ

    ما جَنَّ إِظلامٌ وَلاحَ سَنا

    By the life of him to whom I devote my love,

    as long as darkness falls and radiance gleams,

  2. لَيسَ الَّذي يجزي المُحبّ بِهِ

    مِن قَتلِهِ حِلّاً وَلا حَسَنا

    what he repays the lover with—

    killing him—is neither lawful nor good.