مَرَّت فَقُلتُ لَها مَقالَةَ مُغرَمِ

ماذا عَلَيكِ مِن السَلامِ فَسَلِّمي

She passed by, so I spoke to her my words of passion:

"Why no greeting to me, so greet me!"

قالَت لِمَن تَعنى فَطَرفُكَ شاهِدٌ

بِنُحولِ جِسمِكَ قُلتُ لِلمُتَكَلِّمِ

She said "For whom do you care? Your eyes bear witness

to the leanness of your body," I said, "for the speaker."

فَتَبَسَّمَت مِنّي وَقالَت لا تَرى

فَلَعَلَّ مِثلَ هَواكَ بِالمُتَبَسِّمِ

She smiled at me and said "Do you not see

that one like you might be with a smiler?"

قُلتُ اِتَّفَقنا في الهَوى فَزِيارَةً

أَو قُبلَةً قَبلَ الزِيارَةِ قَدِّمي

I said "We agree in passion, so visiting

or a kiss before visiting, bring to me."

فَتَضاحَكَت مِنّي وَقالَت هكَذا

لَو لَم أَدَعكَ تَنامُ بي لَم تَحلُمِ

She laughed at me and said "That's how it is,

If I didn't let you sleep with me, you wouldn't have dreamed."