لا تَسمَعي قَول واش

قَد جاءَ شَيئاً فَريّا

Do not listen to gossip

That has come overly eager

لبستُ أَثوابَ حُبّي

فلِم دعيتُ تُخالِع

I wore the clothes of my love

So why was I called to take them off?

وَمِتُّ عِشقاً فَحَسبي

من عاذِلي كَم يُنازِع

And I die of love, which is enough for me

From those who blame me, how much do they argue?

فَيا حَبيبَةَ قَلبي

قُولي فَإِنّي سامِع

O beloved of my heart

Say, for I am listening

مذ بِنتِ عَنّيَ جَنبي

جافى عليك المَضاجِع

Since you turned away from me

Beds became barren upon you

وَصارَ سرّيَ فاشي

وَالقَتلُ منك خَفيا

And my secret was revealed

And killing me from you secretly

مُنّي وَما شئت منّي

خُذي وَجافي خلافي

Wish from me and whatever you want from me

Take, and turn away from me

وَسائِلي الناس عَنّي

إِنّي وَفيٌّ وَصافِ

And ask people about me

I am loyal and pure

وَراقبي اللَهَ إِنّي

بادي السقام وَخافِ

And watch Allah, truly

My sickness is apparent and I fear

لا في الجَفا ساءَ ظَنّي

فأحسِني لي ولا في

Do not think ill of me in estrangement

So treat me well, and do not

قَلبي مِن البعد خاشي

فَواصليني مليّا

In my heart fear separation

So keep me company for a while

قَد حَتَّ جِسمي حَتّا

قُربُ الرَقيبِ العَبوسِ

My body has been shredded

By the gloom of the stern watcher

فأبعديه مُشتّى

إِن رمت تَفريغ كيسي

Send him away, annoyed

If you intend to empty my purse

وَعانقينيَ حَتّى

يَزول هَمّي وَبوسي

And embrace me until

My worries and kiss disappear

وَهاتِ كأساً تأتّى

مِنها سُرورُ النُفوسِ

And bring a cup from which

The happiness of souls comes

فالمُقعَدُ اِنسابَ ماشي

وَالميت أَصبح حَيّا

The one sitting stood up walking

And the dead became alive

قَد راقَني بَدرُ تَمّ

محجَّبٌ بدلال

The full moon, veiled in coquetry

Pleased me, shining

إِذا هَممتُ بِرُغمي

أَسلو هَواه بَدا لي

When I decided to pine

His love appeared to me

قَد صرتُ من فَرطِ سُقمي

يا بدر مِثلَ الخَيالِ

I became, from the excess of my sickness

O moon, like an apparition

هبني الخَيالَ بزَعمي

لا بدّ لي من وِصالِ

Imagination, take me, in my claim

I must meet him

لمّا عشقتكِ ناشي

سَلَوتُ سُعدى وَرَيّا

When I loved you, my joy

I found happiness and breeze