أقْمتُ في الحُبِّ شاهِدَيْنِ

سَقامَ جِسْمِي ودَمْعَ عَيْنِي

I have established in love two witnesses:

The sickness of my body and the tears of my eyes.

وها أنا حالِفٌ يَميناً

بِوَرْدَةٍ فَوقَ وَجْنَتَيْنِ

And here I am swearing an oath,

By a rose above two cheeks.

قد حَفَّها الياسَمِينُ تُحْمى

مِنْ عِطْفِ صُدْغٍ بعَقْرَبَيْنِ

Jasmine has surrounded it, being warmed

By the softness of a cheek near two lips.

لَوُدُّكم في صَميم قَلْبِي

ما غَيَّرَتْهُ صُروفُ بَيْنِ

Your affection is in the core of my heart,

The circumstances of life haven’t changed it.

فَهَلْ لقاضي الهَوى مَضاءٌ

يحكُمُ ما بينَكُمْ وبَيْني

So is there for the judge of love a judgment,

That rules what is between you and I?