1. What the eye began to see
Was revealed by fate
١. قد بدا للعين ما
أظهرَه الطالع
2. And I donned
The beauty of the idols
٢. وأرتدي
حُسن الدمى
3. In their appearance
The aspiring
٣. مظهره
الطامع
4. And began
To seek what
٤. وابتدا
يطلبُ ما
5. Nature hides
Through the adornments of beautiful nights
٥. يستره
الطابع
6. Every steadfast young man
During delightful nights on
٦. من خلالٍ هنَّ حلى
كلِّ فتى ثابت
7. What has passed
How much did he come
٧. في ليالٍ هنّ على
الحاصلِ الفائت
8. Seeking me
In his solitude
٨. كم أتى
يطلبني
9. The climber
And the young man
٩. من خلته
المرتقى
10. His solitude attracts me
To meet him
١٠. والفتى
تجذبني
11. And when
His service veils me
١١. خلته
للقا
12. And we meet
In the shadows is the state of longing
١٢. ومتى
تحجبني
13. Bowing away from the faded
In the beauty behind a speaking
١٣. خدمتُه
والتقى
14. Or silent landmark
It began
١٤. في الظلالِ حال الطلا
يخر عن باهت
15. What the standing lifted
In his assumption
١٥. في جمال خلف ملا
ناطق أو صامت
16. And it became
When the kneeling attained it
١٦. قد بدا
ما شاله
17. In his judgment
Reciting
١٧. الواقفُ
في زعمه
18. What the predecessor said
In his verse
١٨. وغدا
إذ ناله
19. Beauty is a stand on
A gazelle of steadfast construction
١٩. العاكفُ
في حكمه
20. No decline in love, no
Deviating from its steadfast pact
٢٠. مُنشداً
ما قاله
٢١. السالفُ
في نظمِه
٢٢. الجمالُ وقفٌ على
ظبي بنى ثابت
٢٣. لا زوالَ في الحبِّ لا
عن عهدِه الثابتْ