1. يا قليلَ الوفاء ضاعَ ودادٌ

    أنْت ضيّعْتَهُ بكثرة غدرِكْ

    O you of little faithfulness, a love has been lost;

    You squandered it through your many betrayals.

  2. أنا أشكو صَبَابَةً لَذَعَتْني

    بَرّدَ اللَّه حرَّ نَحري بِنَحرِك

    I lament an ardent longing that has seared me.

    May God cool my burning breast with yours,

  3. وَجَنى لي فَإِنَّ قَلبي عَليلٌ

    ما اشتهى من جَنِيِّ رُمّانِ صَدرك

    And pluck for me—for my heart is ailing—

    What it craves of your bosom’s ripe pomegranates.

  4. وَتَدَاوَيتُ من خُماري بخمرٍ

    نابِعاتٌ بِها جَواهِرُ ثَغْرِك

    And I treated my hangover with wine

    Flowing from the jewels of your mouth.

  5. هَذهِ كُلُّها أَماني وِصالٍ

    حيلَ بَيني وَبَينَهُنَّ بِهَجرِك

    These are all wishes for union;

    Your desertion has kept me from them.