1. قُل لِلمَليحَةِ في القباءِ الأَطلسِ

    أَفسدتِ عَقلَ أَخي التُقى المتقدِّسِ

    Say to the lovely woman in the satin robe:

    You have undone the reason of a pious, holy man.

  2. أَو ما كَفاكِ لِباسُ حُسنك والبَها

    حتّى برزتِ لنا بأَبهى ملبَسِ

    And was the garb of your beauty and splendor not enough for you,

    That you appeared before us in the loveliest attire?

  3. أَخجلتِ ولدانَ الجنانِ وحورها

    وَخطرتِ من أَثوابها في سُندُسِ

    You put the youths of Paradise and its houris to shame,

    And you swayed in fine silk from its garments.

  4. إِن كانَ لا يُرضيكِ إلّا فِتنَتي

    فَرِضاكِ فَرضٌ يا حياةَ الأنفسِ

    If nothing pleases you but my infatuation,

    Then your pleasure is my duty, O life of souls.

  5. هَذا مُحبُّكِ ناصباً أَحشاءَه

    غَرَضاً لأسهم مقلتيكِ فَقَرطسي

    Here is your lover, setting up his vitals

    As a target for the arrows of your two eyes—so hit the mark.