حَنانَيكِ رِفقاً يا نَحيفُ بِخافِقِ

لأني حَليفٌ لِلقُدودِ الرَواشِقِ

Treat me gently, O slender one, with your heartbeats

For I am a companion to the slender waists

نِبالٌ رَمَتني مِن حَواجِبِ قَوسِها

فَها أَنا مُلقىً بَينَ قَوسٍ وَراشِقِ

Arrows have been shot at me from her eyebrows

So here I am, fallen between a bow and arrows

يُشبِّبُ أَشواقي إِذا هَبّ شَمألٌ

عَليَّ بِأَنفاس الجَزائِرِ عابِقِ

My longing grows turbulent when a summit blows

Upon me with the breaths of fragrant islands

فَهَل نَفحَةٌ مِن قَلبِها لأخيَهّا

بِجَفني مِنها كَوكَبٌ غَيرُ آبِقِ

Will there be a breeze from her heart for her brother

With eyes from her, a star not setting

تُرى تَسمَحُ الأَيّامُ مِنها بِزَورَةٍ

فَنَحظى بِها ما بَينَ نَهدٍ وَعاتِقِ

Will the days allow a visit from her

That we enjoy between a breast and neck