1. إيهاً لكِ النُّعْمَى عليّ فأنْعِمي

    وبَرِئْتِ من حَرَجِ السلامِ فسلّمي

    Enough! Yours is the grace bestowed on me—so be gracious.

    And you are free of blame for greeting, so greet me.

  2. للّهِ مَوْقِفُ عاشِقٍ ومُعَشَّقٍ

    من ظالمٍ منّا ومن مَتظَلِّم

    What a scene, by God, of a lover and a beloved:

    One of us a wrongdoer, the other complaining of wrong.

  3. بادرتُ مَوطِىءَ نَعلِهِ حتى إذا

    عَفّرْتُ خدّي في الثرى المتنسِّم

    I hastened to the place his sandal trod, until, when

    I had rubbed my cheek in the fragrant earth,

  4. اعتَلّ من وَجَناتِهِ فأجالَ في

    صحنِ العقيقِ جداولاً من عَندَم

    His cheeks grew feverish, and he sent coursing across

    The carnelian expanse rivulets of crimson dye.

  5. أجرى على ذهَبِيّها عَصْبِيَّهَا

    ودَنَا لسَفكِ دَمي بوَردٍ من دَم

    He made their striped weave flow over their gold,

    And drew near to shed my blood with a rose of blood.