أَغارُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ نَظَري وَإِنِّي

لأَخْشى ناظِرَيْكَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكا

I'm jealous of my own gaze upon you, though

I fear others looking upon you more than I.

لَقَدْ نَطَقَتْ مَحاسِنُهُ بِعُذري

فَأَخْرَسَ عَاذِلي بِالعَذْلِ عَنْكا

Your beauty has spoken in my defense,

So those blaming me are silenced by this plea.

أَمُوتُ مِنَ الصَّبابَةِ ثُمَّ أَحْيَا

كَذاكَ الحُبُّ أَضْحَكَنِي وَأَبْكى

I die of passion, then I live again -

Such is love, making me laugh and cry.