1. أَشكو إِلى اللَهِ هَوى شادِنٍ

    أَصبَحَ في هَجرِيَ مَعذورا

    I complain to God of my love for a young gazelle,

    who now has an excuse for shunning me.

  2. إِن جاءَ في اللَيلِ تَجَلّى وَإِن

    جاءَ صَباحاً زادَهُ نورا

    If he comes at night, the night grows bright; and if

    he comes in the morning, he adds to its light.

  3. فَكَيفَ أَحتالُ إِذا زارَني

    حَتّى يَكونَ الأَمرُ مَستورا

    So how can I contrive, when he visits me,

    to keep the affair concealed?