1. مرنّح القدِّ سمهريُّ الأَعطاف

    مفلج الثغرِ

    Swaying in stature, with flanks slender as a spear,

    with a gap between his front teeth.

  2. نفى هُجوعي ودمعي الوكّاف

    يَجري بلا أَجرِ

    He banished my slumber, and my streaming tears

    flow without reward.

  3. اللَه لي يا جميلَ الأَوصاف

    من لوعة الهجرِ

    God defend me, O you of lovely qualities,

    from the burning anguish of separation.

  4. أَطلتَ هجري وصدُّك قد حاف

    على قوى صَبري

    You have prolonged my estrangement, and your rejection has encroached

    upon the reserves of my patience.

  5. ليتك اذ لم تَجُد بالإِسعاف

    أَجملتَ يا عذري

    If only, when you gave no relief,

    you had acted graciously, O my excuse.

  6. قل لي فديتك وجُد بالإنصاف

    ما كانَ من أَمري

    Tell me—may I be your ransom—and grant me fairness:

    what has become of my affair?

  7. لوَّعت قَلبي وهذي أَسياف

    لحظك به تفري

    You have tormented my heart, and these swords

    of your glance cut through it.

  8. وإن تُرد لا عدمتك إِتلاف

    نَفسي بلا عُذرِ

    And if you wish—may I never lose you—to destroy

    my soul without excuse,

  9. بادِر ولا تخشَ يا خضيب الأَطراف

    من طالبٍ وتري

    hasten, and do not fear, O you with dyed fingertips,

    anyone seeking vengeance for me.