1. إِنّ حِبّي أَغيدُ

    وَهوَ غُصنٌ أَملدُ

    Indeed, my beloved is lissome,

    And he is a supple bough.

  2. مِثلَ سَيفٍ لَحظُه

    لِلمَنايا يورِدُ

    His glance is like a sword:

    It leads to death.

  3. وَبِلا قَتلٍ إِذا

    سَلَّه لا يغمدُ

    And without killing, once

    He draws it, he will not sheathe it.

  4. خَدُّهُ وَردُ الرُّبى

    مِنهُ تَحيا الأكبدُ

    His cheek is the rose of the hills;

    From it, livers come to life.

  5. فَوقَهُ مِن عَنبَرٍ

    نقطةٌ لا تجحَدُ

    Upon it, of ambergris,

    Is a spot none can deny.

  6. تِلكَ مِسكٌ أَذفرُ

    وَهيَ خالٌ أَسودُ

    That is strongly fragrant musk,

    And it is a black mole.

  7. ريقُهُ شهدٌ حَلا

    ذائِقوهُ يَشهدوا

    His saliva is honey, sweet to taste;

    Those who taste it bear witness.

  8. رَشفُهُ يَشفي الحَشا

    مِن سقامٍ توجدُ

    Sipping it heals the heart

    Of sickness found within.

  9. وَلِقَلبي لِلشّفا

    طابَ مِنهُ المَورِدُ

    And for my heart, for healing,

    His wellspring is sweet.

  10. شَمسُ حُسنٍ أَشرَقَت

    فَهوَ حُسناً مفرَدُ

    A sun of beauty has risen;

    So he is peerless in beauty.

  11. لا تَلُمني عاذِلي

    لَيسَ لَومي يُحمدُ

    Do not blame me, my reproacher;

    Blaming me is not praiseworthy.

  12. إِنّ لَومي في الهَوى

    لِضَلالي يُرْشدُ

    Indeed, blaming me in love

    Guides me into error.

  13. يا حَبيبي إِنّني

    لَكَئيبٌ مكمدُ

    O my beloved, truly I

    Am sorrowful, consumed by grief.

  14. في غَرامي هائِمٌ

    عَنكَ ناءٍ مُبعدُ

    Lost in my passion,

    Far from you, driven away.

  15. لَيسَ يَدري ما الكَرى

    طولَ لَيلي أَسهدُ

    Knowing not what sleep is,

    Through all my night, I lie awake.

  16. نارُ قَلبي ما لَها

    غَيرَ وَصلي مخمدُ

    My heart's fire has no

    Quencher but my union with you.

  17. كُلّما زادَ النّوى

    في فُؤادي توقدُ

    Whenever separation grows,

    It is kindled in my heart.

  18. إِنْ تَصِلني في الهَوى

    فَبِوَصلي أَسعَدُ

    If you join me in love,

    Then our union makes me happy.

  19. أَو تَسُمْني بِالجَفا

    فَحَياتي أَفقدُ

    Or make me suffer estrangement,

    Then I lose my life.

  20. أَيّها الشّمسُ الّذي

    مِنهُ يَخفى الفَرقَدُ

    O sun, who

    Makes Farqad fade from sight,

  21. وَجهُهُ الزّاهي اِزدَرى

    كلَّ بَدرٍ يوجَدُ

    Whose radiant face has scorned

    Every full moon there is.

  22. حَيثُ في أَسمى البها

    لَكَ كانَ المَولِدُ

    Where, amid the loftiest splendor,

    Your birth took place.

  23. فيهِ لِلحُسنِ اِغتَدى

    دَولَةً لا تجحدُ

    There, beauty came to have

    A kingdom none can deny.

  24. فَلَها أَهلُ البَها

    وَالغَواني أَعبُدُ

    Thus, to it, the people of beauty

    And lovely women are slaves.

  25. دامَ فيها لِلبَها

    مَجدُهُ وَالسّؤددُ

    May there endure within it, for beauty,

    Its glory and preeminence,

  26. ما بُدورٌ قَد بَدَت

    وَالغَزال الأغيَدُ

    So long as there appear full moons

    And the lissome gazelle.