1. O you who appreciate nothing of excellence but its beauty,
You have disabled in yourself everything but sorrow.
١. يا عاطِلَ الجيدِ إِلاَّ من محاسِنه
عَطَّلت فيكَ الحشا إِلا مِنَ الحَزَنِ
2. In my body's constitution, the flow of tears is regulated.
Does your excellence have any value in a necklace without price?
٢. في سِلْكِ جسميَ درُّ الدمعَ مُنْتظمٌ
فهَلْ لجيدِك في عقدٍ بلا ثَمَن
3. Fear not from me, for I am as the breeze, devoted.
And the breeze is not feared for the branch.
٣. لا تخش مني فإِنِّي كالنَّسيم ضنىً
وما النسيمُ بمخشيّ على الغُصُن