1. أَصبَحَ سِرّي في الحُبِّ قَد شاعا

    وَصِرتُ عَبداً في الحُبِّ مِطواعا

    My secret of love has now spread abroad,

    and I have become a slave, utterly submissive in love.

  2. لا تَعذِلوني فَقَد بَرِمتُ بِكُم

    وَاِجتَنِبوا نُصحَكُم فَقَد ضاعا

    Do not reproach me—for I have grown weary of you;

    withhold your counsel, for it has gone to waste.

  3. أَفنى رَجائي بِخُلفِهِ رَشَأٌ

    يُديرُ لَحظاً بِالوَعدِ خَدّاعا

    A fawn has destroyed my hope by breaking his word,

    casting a glance, deceptive in its promise,

  4. مُجَدِّدٌ لِلوِصالِ مُخلِقُهُ

    فَدَيتُهُ مُعطِياً وَمَنّاعا

    renewing it for union while wearing it threadbare.

    May I be his ransom, whether he gives or withholds!