1. مِنَ المَفتونِ بَشّارِ بنِ بُردٍ

    إِلى شَيبانَ كَهلِهِمُ وَمُردِ

    From the love-struck Bashshar ibn Burd,

    To Shayban, their mature men and beardless youths:

  2. فَإِنَّ فَتاتَكُمُ سَلَبَت فُؤادي

    فَنِصفٌ عِندَها وَالنِصفُ عِندي

    For your maiden has stolen my heart,

    So half is with her, and half is with me.