إِنّ حِبّي أَغيدُ
وَهوَ غُصنٌ أَملدُ
My love is glowing
And he is a supple branch
مِثلَ سَيفٍ لَحظُه
لِلمَنايا يورِدُ
His glance is like a sword
That leads to death
وَبِلا قَتلٍ إِذا
سَلَّه لا يغمدُ
And without killing, when
Unsheathed it does not sheathe
خَدُّهُ وَردُ الرُّبى
مِنهُ تَحيا الأكبدُ
His cheek is the rose of delight
It gives life to the liver
فَوقَهُ مِن عَنبَرٍ
نقطةٌ لا تجحَدُ
Above it is a speck of amber
An undeniable musk dot
تِلكَ مِسكٌ أَذفرُ
وَهيَ خالٌ أَسودُ
That is yellow musk
And it is a black mole
ريقُهُ شهدٌ حَلا
ذائِقوهُ يَشهدوا
His saliva is sweet honey
Those who taste it witness
رَشفُهُ يَشفي الحَشا
مِن سقامٍ توجدُ
His sip cures love-sickness
And other illnesses you find
وَلِقَلبي لِلشّفا
طابَ مِنهُ المَورِدُ
And for my heart seeking healing
His spring has flowed sweetly
شَمسُ حُسنٍ أَشرَقَت
فَهوَ حُسناً مفرَدُ
A sun of beauty has risen
So he is uniquely beautiful
لا تَلُمني عاذِلي
لَيسَ لَومي يُحمدُ
Do not blame me, my critic
My blame is not praiseworthy
إِنّ لَومي في الهَوى
لِضَلالي يُرْشدُ
Blaming my love
Guides my misguided self
يا حَبيبي إِنّني
لَكَئيبٌ مكمدُ
My beloved, I am
Gloomy and extinguished
في غَرامي هائِمٌ
عَنكَ ناءٍ مُبعدُ
Lost in my passion for you
Distant, complaining, banned
لَيسَ يَدري ما الكَرى
طولَ لَيلي أَسهدُ
None knows how long my night is
As I stay up yearning
نارُ قَلبي ما لَها
غَيرَ وَصلي مخمدُ
The fire in my heart has no
Quencher but my union with him
كُلّما زادَ النّوى
في فُؤادي توقدُ
The more love grows
In my heart, the more it blazes
إِنْ تَصِلني في الهَوى
فَبِوَصلي أَسعَدُ
If you unite with me in love
I will be most happy
أَو تَسُمْني بِالجَفا
فَحَياتي أَفقدُ
Or if you spurn me with aloofness
I will lose my life
أَيّها الشّمسُ الّذي
مِنهُ يَخفى الفَرقَدُ
O sun that hides
The stars when it shines
وَجهُهُ الزّاهي اِزدَرى
كلَّ بَدرٍ يوجَدُ
His blossoming face disdained
Every full moon that exists
حَيثُ في أَسمى البها
لَكَ كانَ المَولِدُ
You were born in the highest glory
For beauty you have the birthplace
فيهِ لِلحُسنِ اِغتَدى
دَولَةً لا تجحدُ
In you beauty has exceeded
A kingdom that none can deny
فَلَها أَهلُ البَها
وَالغَواني أَعبُدُ
For it the people of beauty
And the lovesick worship
دامَ فيها لِلبَها
مَجدُهُ وَالسّؤددُ
For it lasted the glory
And good fortune of beauty
ما بُدورٌ قَد بَدَت
وَالغَزال الأغيَدُ
As buds have blossomed
And the young gazelle frisked
