أشعلتْ في كبدي جَمْرَ الغَضَا

ظَبيَةٌ تَسبِي البرَايا في المَهَا

She kindled embers of passion in my heart,

A gazelle grazing the plains in the dusk.

كَلَمَتْ قَلبِي بِلَحظٍ فَاتِرٍ

تركتني في الدُّجى أرعَى السُّها

She spoke to my heart with a weary glance,

Leaving me in the gloom, tending to forgetfulness.

كلَّما رُمْتُ وِصالاً ما طَلَتْ

ما لَهَا لوْ وَاصَلَتْني مَا لَهَا

Whenever I sought union, she did not ask,

What good would it do her, if she had united with me?

أكسَبَتْ بّدرَ التمَامِ حُسنَهُ

أخذَتْ شمس الضُّحى منها البَها

The full moon gained its beauty,

The morning sun took its splendor from her.

برِحَ الوَاشي بِسحْرٍ بَاطِلٍ

إنَّ ذاك الوَاشي وَاللهِ سَهَا

The enchanted one wandered, with hollow sorcery,

By God, that enchanted one had simply made a mistake.