1. عَبَّدَتْهُ أَلْحاظُ عَينيكَ لمَّا

    جعَلْتهُ لِما تُحِبُّ مُحِبَّا

    The glances of your eyes enslaved it when

    you made it love whatever you love.

  2. هاكَ قلبي فاضربهُ بالهجرِ ضربا

    ثُمَّ قطِّعْهُ بالقطيعةِ إِرْبا

    Here, take my heart: beat it soundly with abandonment,

    then cut it to pieces with the severing of ties.

  3. قالَ لي هاتِهِ فقلتُ مُجيباً

    عزَّ قلبي فلستُ أَملكُ قلبا

    He said to me, “Give it here,” and I said in reply:

    “My heart is beyond reach; I no longer possess a heart.”

  4. أَنتَ علَّمتهُ عليكَ التجَنِّي

    حينَ أَقصيتهُ ولمْ يَجْنِ ذَنْبا

    You taught it to treat you unjustly

    when you cast it away, though it had committed no sin.