مسيت بالخير يا حبيبي

كن بر للصبب من قداك

You have been good to me, my beloved

Be kind to the youth because of your dignity

قد ذاق حبك طلا نسيبي

يشتى تسقيه من لماك

Your love has been craved by my companion

Quench his thirst from your sweet lips

ما أطعم الرز والمدلا

الذمن جرم كوكبان

Rice pudding and date syrup could not appease

The one whose fate is like two planets

يا من محياه بنت صلا

وفي خدوده خميشعان

O you whose life was given by righteous parents

And whose cheeks are like ripe apples

ومن رضا به عصيد مقلا

إدامها دهن جلجلان

And who is content with simple porridge

Prolong it with fragrant olive oil

في كل ساع وانت تشتكي بي

وأنا الذي أشتكي جفاك

Yet every hour you complain of me

While I'm the one who should complain of your aloofness

ولا انت صهري ولا حيبى

وإنما أصلها حلاك

You're neither my in-law nor my lover

Rather, the cause lies in your allure