1. حكَم الغرامُ ولاتَ حين تجلُّدي

    واحسرتا إذ ليس قلبي في يدي

    Love has ruled, and this is no time for me to stand firm.

    Alas, for my heart is not in my hand.

  2. سارت إلى وادي الصبابةَ مهجتي

    يا مهجتي عودي مكانكِ تُحْمدي

    My soul has journeyed to the valley of yearning.

    O my soul, return to your place, and you will be praised.

  3. نثرت عيوني أبحراً من أدمعي

    هذا وجمرُ صبابتي لم يُخمدِ

    My eyes have scattered seas of my tears.

    All this, while the embers of my yearning remain unquenched.

  4. نعِم الذي لم يدرِ ما طعم الهوى

    إن الهوى واللهُ مرَّ الموردِ

    Happy is he who has not known what love tastes like.

    Indeed, love, by God, is bitter at its watering place.