1. لي نفس موصولة بك ما عشت

    وكالنجم أنت مني بعدا

    My soul is bound to you for as long as I live,

    and you are as distant from me as a star.

  2. هل تعيد الأيام يك ليالي

    ي وعيشاً قضيته كان رغدا

    Will the days, [through you?], restore my nights

    and a life I lived in ease,

  3. بين نور الربيع والنرجس الغض

    وبحرٍ يورع جزراً ومدّا

    amid spring’s light and tender narcissus,

    and a sea that [inspires awe?] in ebb and flow,

  4. ومدامٍ لم نقذها بمزاجٍ

    ونديم يسبيك لعباً وجدا

    and wine we did not taint with any admixture,

    and a drinking companion who captivates you in play and earnest?

  5. ما حننا إلّا إليها ولا ها

    ج سواها لنا ادكاراً ووجدا

    We longed for none but those nights, nor did

    anything else stir remembrance and yearning in us.

  6. إن تعد أغتفر لدهري ما فا

    ت وإلا فقد ترى الحر جلدا

    If you return, I shall forgive my fate for what has

    passed; otherwise, you may find a free man steadfast.