قلتُ وقَد أولعَ بي مُقلةً

نَجلاءَ في صَنعَتِها حاذِقَه

I said, while a graceful and skillful

brunette was infatuated with me,

أما تَراها وَهي مَعشوقَةٌ

تَضنَى ولا تُضنَى بِها العاشِقَه

"Don't you see she is a beloved

who suffers, but her lover doesn't suffer for her."

رقَّ مِن الرقَة إن كنتَ مِن

سُكانِها وارفِق من الرَّافِقَه

Be gentle with her if you are from

her people, and be kind to the kind one.