1. A captive of glances, how can he escape the captivity
And a lover of lips, how can he wake from intoxication
١. أَسِيرُ لِحاظٍ كَيْفَ يَنْجُو مِنَ الأَسْرِ
وَعَاشِقِ ثَغْرٍ كَيْفَ يَصْحُو مِنَ السُّكْرِ
2. Especially a youth melting with infatuation
With a slender waist beyond restraint and measure
٢. وَلَا سِيَّما صَبٌّ يَذُوبُ صَبابةً
بما جلَّ عَنْ حَصْرٍ بِما دَقَّ مِنْ خَصْرِ
3. Threatened by the watcher, he weeps infatuated
Scattered between rivers, drowning in the flow
٣. يُهدّده الوَاشي وَيَبْكِي صَبَابةً
فَيَفْرِقُ من نَهْرٍ ويَغْرَقُ في نَهْرِ
4. He shone like a star on the horizon of spirit
My fate laughed and sparkled like pearls
٤. تَأَلَّقَ في أُفقِ الملاحَةِ كَوْكَباً
تَألُّقَ دُرّي وضاحِكٍ عَنْ دُرّ
5. In every atom of him, a speck of passion
And in every drop, an impact of rain
٥. فَفِي كُلِّ جَوٍّ مِنْهُ نَقْعٌ مِنَ الهَوَى
وَفي كُلِّ قُطْرٍ مِنْه وَقْعٌ مِنَ القَطرِ