1. أيسلو فؤادي أو أكتمُ

    وتجمد عيني ولا تسجمُ

    Can my heart forget, or can I conceal my love?

    And can my eye stay dry and shed no tears?

  2. وسيف لحاظك أشهرته

    فأغمده قلبيَ المغرم

    And you unsheathed the sword of your glances,

    so my enamored heart sheathed it.

  3. وعلمتني كيف أن الهوى

    له مهج الناس تستسلم

    And you taught me how it is with love:

    people's souls surrender to it.

  4. ونور جمالك في خاطري

    وفي مهجتي نؤر تضرم

    And the light of your beauty is in my thoughts,

    and in my soul a fire blazes.

  5. ملكتي فؤادي ولي منطق

    به أعلن الحق ما أعلم

    You have captured my heart, yet I have a voice

    with which I proclaim the truth as I know it.

  6. سفرت ولا خطر في السفو

    ر اذا كان في الناس من يفهم

    You unveiled your face; there is no danger in unveiling

    if among people there are those who understand.

  7. ولكننا معشر إن نر

    الجمال غلا في العروق الدم

    But we are a people—if we see

    beauty, the blood boils in our veins.

  8. ضعاف النفوس ضعاف العقو

    ل وقد عز من بيننا الأحزم

    Weak of soul, weak of mind,

    and the most prudent among us is hard to find.

  9. ظلمنا الشريعة من جهلنا

    وإن الشريعة لا تظلم

    We have wronged the Sharia through our ignorance,

    and surely the Sharia does no wrong.

  10. ولكنها بالحجاب اتقت

    فساداً لأسراتنا يهدم

    But through veiling it guarded against

    corruption that tears our families down.

  11. وكم خطر إن أبحناه عن

    جموح غرائزنا ينجم

    And how much danger, if we permit it,

    arises from our unbridled instincts!

  12. فصوني جمالك عن فتية

    أبرهمُ قلبه يأثم

    So guard your beauty from young men,

    even the most virtuous of whom has a heart that sins.

  13. وغضي جفونك كي تسلمي

    من الموبقات وكي يسلموا

    And lower your eyelids so that you may be safe

    from ruinous sins, and so that they may be safe.

  14. ولا تخلعي عنك ثوب الحيا

    ء ولا تبسمي لامرء يبسم

    And do not take off your robe of modesty,

    nor smile at a man who smiles.

  15. حياؤك عنوان آدابك

    وقدرك من غيره يثلم

    Your modesty is the sign of your good manners,

    and without it your worth is marred.

  16. سأستقبل اليوم أمراً بدى

    بقلب على ما مضى يندم

    Today I shall confront a matter that has appeared,

    with a heart that regrets what is past.

  17. أجازوا الخلاعة للغنيا

    ت كأن الخلاعة لا تحرم

    They have sanctioned wantonness for wealthy women,

    as though wantonness were not forbidden.