1. She played with my heart, and madly I loved her
Is there a cure for the sickness of my love?

2. And yet I knew there is no remedy for lovesickness
Except the lips of the beautiful, that is the cure

3. Behind every veiled one, as if she were
The full moon of darkness, her veil like night

4. Her glances reign over the hearts of mankind
And she walks among lovers however she wishes

5. She has conquered my heart, for I know
Without her I have no soul or limbs

6. Say to the gazelles with languid glances
What modesty lies in your eyes, o gazelles?

7. And if the delicate branches bend, say to them
You and the slender dark-eyed one are not equal

8. She stood offering me a cup, intoxicating wine
It distracts you from what the blonde has done

9. And she began to turn among the revelers a bottle
From which pure wine flowed, and water rose

10. And she created suns in the cup, bubbles
Like pearls, with gold as their heaven

11. An innocent virgin, Bakr Sulaym married
To the son of water, yet she is shameless

12. A yellow bag that has poured out its cups
She was no longer white or yellow

13. She visited darkness, fearing the gossipers
Or how can light be hidden in the dark?

14. And she appeared, her braided hair undone
So dawn and dusk contend together

15. And I said, does your visit in the night
Spare the watchmen from slander?

16. The beautiful woman is not spared by her excuse
And her excuse in love is faithfulness

17. Do not seek affection from gazelles
Alas, gazelles do not nurture affection