1. سَكَنتَ قَلبي وَفيهِ مِنكَ أَسرارُ

    فَلتَهنِكَ الدارُ أَو فَليَهنِكَ الجارُ

    You have settled in my heart, and within it are secrets from you.

    So may the house delight you—or may the neighbor delight you.

  2. ما فيهِ غَيرُكَ أَو سِرٌّ عَلِمتَ بِهِ

    وَاِنظُر بِعَينَيكَ هَل في الدارِ دَيّارُ

    There is nothing in it but you, or a secret you know.

    And look with your own eyes: is there any other dweller in the house?

  3. إِنّي لَأَرضى الَّذي تَرضاهُ مَن تَلفي

    يا قاتِلي وَلِما تَختارُ أَختارُ

    Indeed, I am content with whatever ruin you wish for me,

    O my slayer—and I choose whatever you choose.

  4. وَيَأنَفُ الغَدرَ قَلبي وَهُوَ مُحتَرِقٌ

    النارُ وَاللَهِ في هَذا وَلا العارُ

    And my heart disdains betrayal, though it is burning.

    In this, by God, fire rather than dishonor!

  5. أَفدي حَبيباً هُوَ البَدرُ المُنيرُ وَقَد

    تَحَيَّرَت فيهِ أَلبابٌ وَأَبصارُ

    I would give my life for a beloved, the radiant full moon; and indeed,

    minds and eyes have been bewildered by him.

  6. في وَجنَتَيهِ وَحَدِّث عَنهُما عَجَبٌ

    ماءٌ وَنارٌ وَلا ماءٌ وَلا نارُ

    In his two cheeks—and speak of them—is a marvel:

    water and fire, yet neither water nor fire.

  7. ما أَطيَبَ اللَيلَ فيهِ حينَ أَسهَرُهُ

    كَأَنَّما زَفَراتي فيهِ أَسمارُ

    How sweet the night is when I stay awake through it!

    As though my sighs in it were nighttime tales.

  8. وَلَيلَةُ الهَجرِ إِن طالَت وَإِن قَصُرَت

    فَمُؤنِسي أَمَلٌ فيها وَتَذكارُ

    And the night of separation, whether long or short—

    then my companions in it are hope and remembrance.

  9. لا يَخدَعَنَّكَ مِنهُ طيبُ مَنطِقِهِ

    فَطالَما لَعِبَت بِالعَقلِ أَوتارُ

    Do not let the sweetness of his speech deceive you;

    for strings have often played upon the mind.

  10. وَلا يَغُرَّنَكَ مِنهُ حُسنُ مَنظَرِهِ

    فَقَد يُقالُ بِأَنَّ النَجمَ غَرّارُ

    And do not let the beauty of his appearance beguile you;

    for it is sometimes said that the star is deceptive.