لِحاظُكَ أَمضى مِنَ المُرهَفِ

وَريقُكَ أَحلى مِنَ القَرقَفِ

Your glance is sharper than a sword

And your saliva sweeter than wine

وَمِن سَيفِ لَحظِكَ لا أَتَّقي

وَمِن خَمرِ ريقِكَ لا أَكتَفي

I cannot evade your glance's blade

Nor can I get enough of your wine

أُقاسي المَنونَ لِنَيلِ المُنى

وَيالَيتَ هَذا بِهَذا يَفي

I suffer separation to gain union

Would that this leads to that as remedy

زَها وَردُ خَدَّيكَ لَكِنَّهُ

بِغَيرِ النَواظِرِ لَم يُقطَفِ

The rose of your cheek is fair indeed

But was plucked by eyes other than mine

وَقَد زَعَموا أَنَّهُ مَضعَفٌ

وَما عَلِموا أَنَّهُ مُضعِفي

And though they claimed it is double

They knew not it makes me double over

مَلَكتَ فَهَل لِيَ مِن مُعتِقٍ

وَجُرتَ فَهَل لِيَ مِن مُنصِفِ

You conquered me, is there any emancipator?

You fled away, is there one who can make me see?

مَدَدتُ إِلَيكَ يَدي سائِلاً

أُعيذُكَ في الحُبِّ مِن مَوقِفي

I stretched my hands asking for mercy

I seek your protection from my stance in love

لَقَد طابَ لِيَ فيكَ هَذا الغَرا

مُ وَإِن صَحَّ لي أَنَّهُ مُتلِفي

How pleasant this love for me if true

Even if verified that it will end one day

وَعَهدِيَ عَهدي لِذاكَ الوَفا

سَواءٌ وَفَيتَ وَإِن لَم تَفِ

My pledge is my pledge to that loyalty

Be it you kept loyal or you did not

وَحَقِّ حَياتِكَ إِنّي اِمرُؤٌ

بِغَيرِ حَياتِكَ لَم أَحلِفِ

By your life, I am a man who has not sworn

By other than your life, this I affirm