سباني من بني الاتراك ريم

واسبل عبرتي رشأ رخيم

A slender maiden of Turkish descent enchanted me,

And poured out her tears like gentle rain.

كحيل الطرف داجي الشعر المي

رشيق القد مجدول هضيم

Her eyes were kohl-dark, her hair jet black,

Slender of form, shapely of body.

ترنحه الصبا فيميس تيهاً

كخوط البان رنَّحه النسيم

The morning breeze swayed her to and fro,

Like strands of yarn gently stirred by the wind.

شدا فحمائم الاغصان ظلَّت

على اعطافه طرباً تحوم

So the doves in the branches stayed still,

Charmed by her graceful movements.

كان خدوده ذكيٌّ

ونقطة خاله مسكٌ شميم

Her cheeks were radiant,

And the mole on her cheek was sweet musk.

اروم وصاله ويروم هجري

واين مرامه مما اروم

I desire union with her, and she desires to abandon me.

Where are her true feelings amidst what I desire?

اقول ومهجتي نهب التصابي

ودمع العين هطَّالٌ سجوم

I speak while my love is plundered by rivals,

And tears from my eyes pour down in streams.

معاذ الحب ان اصغي للومٍ

اجلُّ مسامعي واسىً مقيم

Woe to love, if I listen to blame -

I turn a deaf ear and establish a firm resolve.

ولي قلب غداة البين عانٍ

بسفح الجزع اشجته الرسوم

My heart since we parted has been in agony,

Wounded by the feed of sadness.

وعينٌ لم تزل تنهلُّ دمعاً

كأن دموعها درٌّ نظيم

My eyes have not ceased shedding copious tears,

As if my weeping is a steady, flowing stream.

أبيت الليل ذا ارق ووجدٍ

تطارحني بغيهبه النجوم

I spent the night sleepless and anguished,

With the stars keeping me company in my vigil.