1. أَعدَدتِ لي عَتباً بِحُبِّكُمُ

    يا عَبدَ طالَ بِحُبِّكُم عَتبي

    You have prepared reproach for me because I love you.

    O ʿAbd, my reproach over loving you has lasted long.

  2. وَلَقَد تَعَرَّضَ لي خَيالُكُمُ

    في القِرطِ وَالخِلخالِ وَالقُلبِ

    And indeed your phantom appeared to me,

    Wearing an earring, an anklet, and a bracelet.

  3. فَشَرِبتُ غَيرَ مُباشِرٍ حَرَجا

    بِرُضابِ أَشنَبَ بارِدٍ عَذبِ

    So I drank, without committing any sin,

    Of fresh, cool, sweet saliva.