1. فُؤَادَ الصَّبِ إيَّاكَا

    بان تفسد مُعَنَّاكا

    O lover's heart, beware,

    Lest you ruin your tormented one.

  2. وَهِم في حُبّ مَن تَهوَى

    ودَع ذَا العُتبَ يَنهَاكَا

    And lose yourself in love for the one you love,

    And leave the reproacher to admonish you.

  3. إلَى مَن أشتَكِي وَجدِي

    وَمَا ألقَى مِنَ الصَّدّ

    To whom shall I complain of my anguish

    And the rejection I endure,

  4. وَأنتَ النَّجمُ فِي البُعدِ

    فَتِه يَا كَوكَبَ السَّعدِ

    While you are a far-distant star?

    So be proud, O star of good fortune,

  5. لأَنّ اللهَ وَلاَكَا

    وَعِقدَ الحُسنِ حَلاّكَا

    For God has given you dominion,

    And adorned you with beauty's necklace,

  6. وأبدَى غَسَقاً أحوَى

    عَل بَدرِ مُحَيَّاكَا

    And revealed a deep-black dusk

    Upon the full moon of your face.

  7. ضِيَاءَ الشَّمسِ وَالبَدرِ

    وَلَونَ الدّرّةِ البِكرِ

    O radiance of the sun and full moon,

    And hue of the unpierced pearl,

  8. وَقَدّ الغُصُنِ النَّضرِ

    أُفَدّيكَ عَلَى خَطَرِ

    And stature of the fresh green bough,

    I would ransom you at my peril,

  9. بِقَلبٍ لَيسَ يَنسَاكَا

    وَفِكرٍ لَيسَ يَسلاَكَا

    With a heart that does not forget you,

    And a mind that does not cease loving you,

  10. وَنَفسٍ سِمتَهَأ البَلوَى

    مَعَ الذّلّ وَتَهوَاكَا

    And a soul you have afflicted with torment,

    Together with abasement, yet it loves you.

  11. فَقَالَ إِذ رَأَى حَالِي

    بِزَهوٍ مَعَ إدلاَلِ

    Then, when he saw my state, he said,

    With pride and coy assurance:

  12. كَذاك الجَوهرُ الغَالي

    هُوَ المُكتَسَبُ العَالِي

    Such is the precious jewel:

    It is the lofty prize to be won.

  13. وَمَا فِي نَفعِ عَليَاكَا

    إذَا أقصَدتَ مَولاَكا

    And what use is your exalted rank,

    If you strike your servant dead?

  14. فلاطف أو صِل الشكوى

    لعله سيرضاكا

    So be gentle, or persist in your complaint;

    Perhaps he will be pleased with you.

  15. تجنبت على غدر

    فما أنكرت من أمر

    You turned away treacherously,

    Yet I objected to nothing,

  16. ولا ردّ على البدر

    ولكن مال في سكر

    Nor is there any gainsaying the full moon;

    But he swayed in drunkenness.

  17. سَقَتنِي الخَمرَ عَينَاكَا

    عَلَى أنفَاسِ رَيَّاكَا

    Your eyes made me drink wine,

    With the wafts of your fragrance.

  18. فَمَتِّع سُكرِى الحَلوَى

    بِرَشفٍ مِن ثَنَايَاكَا

    So indulge my sweet intoxication

    With a sip from between your front teeth.

  19. يَرَى أَنِّي لَهُ عَبدُ

    حَبِيبٌ مَا لَهُ نِدّ

    He sees that I am his slave—

    A beloved who has no equal,

  20. وَلاَ نَيلٌ وَلاَ وَعدُ

    فَان عَاتَبتَهُ يَشدُو

    And no access to him, nor any promise.

    Then, if I reproach him, he sings:

  21. أَنَا وَاللهِ أَهوَاكَا

    وَأَهوَاكَا وَأهوَاكَا

    I love you, by God,

    And I love you, and I love you,

  22. وَأهوَى لَكَ مَا أهوَى

    لِنَفسِي وَكَفَى ذَاكَا

    And I wish for you what I wish

    For myself—and that is enough.