1. صاح ما بَين رامة وَالمُصلى

    قَمر كُل ساعة يَتَجَلى

    O friend, what lies between Rāmah and al-Muṣallā

    Is a moon that reveals itself hour by hour.

  2. أَهو الغُصن كُلما الريح هَبَت

    عَبقت ريح وَرده فَتَدَلى

    Is he the bough? Whenever the wind blows,

    His rose's scent wafts, and he bends low.

  3. لا تَقس ريقه بشهد وَخَمر

    إِنما ريق ثَغره الحُلو أَحلى

    Do not compare his saliva with honey and wine;

    Indeed, the saliva of his sweet mouth is sweeter.

  4. حال بَيني وَبَينه سَيف لَحظ

    كُلما رُمت وَصله قال كَلا

    A glance's sword came between me and him;

    Whenever I sought union with him, he said, 'No.'