1. زادَني لومُكَ إصْرارا

    إِنَّ لي في الحُبِّ أنْصارا

    Your reproach has increased my resolve.

    Indeed, I have allies in love.

  2. طارَ قَلبي مِنْ هَوى رَشأٍ

    لو دَنا للقَلبِ ما طارا

    My heart took flight for love of a young gazelle.

    Had the gazelle drawn near my heart, my heart would not have flown.

  3. خُذْ بِكَفِّي لا أمُتْ غَرَقاً

    إنَّ بَحْرَ الحُبِّ قَدْ فارا

    Take me by the hand, lest I drown.

    Indeed, the sea of love has boiled over.

  4. أنضجتْ نارُ النَّوى كَبِدي

    وَدُمُوعي تُطفِئُ النَّارا

    The fire of separation has roasted my liver,

    And my tears extinguish the fire.

  5. رُبَّ َنارٍ بتُّ أرمُقُها

    تَقْضِمُ الهِنْدِيَّ والغارا

    Many a fire have I spent the night watching,

    Gnawing Indian aloeswood and laurel.