1. دُونَ المُنى في الهَوى يا نَفْس آفاتُ

    كَأْسُ الهَوى حُلْوَةٌ فيها مَراراتُ

    Perils stand in the way of wishes in love, O soul.

    The cup of love is sweet, yet holds bitterness.

  2. إِنَّ المُحِبّينَ إِنْ أَخْفَوا مُحاذَرَةً

    هَواهُمُ فَلَهُمْ فيهِ عَلاماتُ

    Indeed, if lovers conceal, out of caution,

    Their love, they bear signs of it.

  3. لا آخَذَ اللَهُ مَنْ قَلْبي بِهِ كَلِفٌ

    صَبٌّ قَدِ اسْتَحكَمَتْ فيهِ الصَّباباتُ

    May God not hold to account the one my heart is enamored of—

    A lovesick heart in which yearnings have taken firm hold.

  4. لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ نِهاياتٌ تَبيدُ وَما

    لِلَوْعَةِ الحُبِّ في قَلْبي نِهاياتُ

    All things have endings and pass away, but

    The burning anguish of love in my heart has no end.