خَلِيلَيَّ بُثّا ما أَملت عَلَيكُما

دُموعي فَإِنِّي ما أُريدُ الهَوى سِرّا

My two friends, I have shed my tears over you both

For I do not desire love to remain a secret

أَصابَكُما بَرحُ الغَرامِ لَعَلَّهُ

يُمَهِّدُ لي ما بَينَ قَلبَيكُما عُذرا

May the mornings of love afflict you both

That it may pave the way of excuse between your two hearts

سَقى اللَّهُ أَيّاماً مِنَ الدَّهرِ لَم تَشِب

بِهِم كَأَنّا ما عَرَفنا بِها الدَّهرا

God watered days of life that were not touched

By them as if we had not known life through them

وَمائِلَةِ الأَعطافِ مِن نَشوَةِ الصِّبا

سَقَتني الهَوى صِرفاً وَرَنَّحَها سُكرا

The bending of supple waists from the intoxication of youth

Love made me drink it pure and its tipsiness sang

رَمَت عَينُها عَيني وَراحَت سَليمَةً

فَمَن حاكِمَ بَينَ الكَحيلَةِ وَالعَبرى

Her eyes shot my eyes and went safely

So who will judge between kohl and tears?

فَيا طَرفُ قَد حَذَّرتُكَ النَّظرَةَ الَّتي

خَلَستَ فَما راقَبتَ نَهياً وَلا أَمرا

So my glancing eye, I cautioned you against the look

That you stole - you did not observe prohibition or order

وَيا قَلبُ قَد أَرداكَ مِن قَبلُ مَرَّة

فَوَيحَكَ لَو طاوَعتَهُ مَرَّة أُخرى

And oh my heart, I protected you once before

Woe to you if you obey it once again