1. فؤادي منكَ مغمورُ

    وطرفي فيكَ معذورُ

    My heart is overwhelmed by you,

    and my gaze is excused where you are concerned.

  2. وسري من دموعِ العَي

    نِ مشهورٌ ومنشورُ

    And my secret, through the tears of the eye,

    is well known and spread abroad.

  3. لقد حذرت لا أعر

    فُ لو يدفعُ محذورُ

    Indeed, I have been wary; I do not know

    whether what is dreaded can be averted.

  4. ولكن نصرةٌ خابت

    أعانتها المقاديرُ

    But help came to nothing;

    the decrees of fate lent it aid.