1. مرُّوا كما محبُوبي فمالَ تَعُج

    نحوي ركابُهُمُ ولم يتوقّفُوا

    They passed, as my beloved [did]; he leaned amid clamor [wording unclear].

    Toward me were their mounts, yet they did not stop.

  2. ورأيتُ محبُوبي فمالَ بجيده

    نحوي كما مال القضيبُ الأهيفُ

    And I saw my beloved, and he inclined his neck

    Toward me, as a slender bough bends.

  3. حيرانَ من وَجلِ البُكاءِ كأنّهُ

    نشوانُ قد غَلبت عليهِ القَرقَفُ

    Bewildered by the dread of weeping, as though he were

    Drunk, overcome by wine.

  4. فعصيتُ إقدامي فما ودَّعتُهُ

    إلاّ مُخالسة وعيري ترسُفُ

    So I resisted my boldness and bade him no farewell

    Save furtively, while my caravan trudged along.