1. إِنَّ الَّتي سَمَحَت لَنا بِوِصالِها

    وَعَلى الوَرى شَحَّت بِطَيفِ خَيالِها

    Indeed, she who granted us union with her,

    yet denied humankind even the phantom of her image,

  2. مَمنوعَةٌ ما زِلتُ مِن وَجدي بِها

    مُتَنَعِّماً بِجَميلِها وَجَمالِها

    is beyond reach; through my ardor for her I have not ceased

    to delight in her kindness and her beauty.

  3. سارَت وَقَد صَحَبَت إِلَيها مُهجَتي

    فَأَزالَ حَرَّ حَشايَ بَردُ زُلالِها

    She set out, having already taken my soul to her side,

    and so the coolness of her clear water dispelled the heat in my breast.

  4. ما راقَبَت رِقباءَها لَمّا سَرَت

    نَحوي وَلا التَفَتَت إِلى عُذّالي

    She paid no heed to her watchers when she traveled by night

    toward me, nor did she turn to my reproachers.

  5. فَأَرَتهُمُ الإِدبارَ في إِدبارِها

    وَأَرَتني الإِقبالَ في إِقبالِها

    So she showed them rejection in her turning away,

    and showed me favor in her approach.

  6. وَحَظيتُ مِنها بِالأَماني واثِقاً

    بِوَفائِها مِن غَدرِها وَمَلالِها

    And I gained from her the fulfillment of my wishes, confident

    in her fidelity, safe from her treachery and her weariness.