أَيا قَلبُ خَلِّ عِنانَ الهَوى

تُفِق مِن خُمارِ عُقارِ الجَوى

Oh heart, loosen the reins of passion

Awaken from the intoxication of desire

وَلا تَكُ في وَصلِهِ طامِعاً

فَأَقرَبُ مِمّا تَرومُ السُهى

And do not be covetous in its union

For what you wish is closer than you know

إِذا كانَ سَمحاً بِضِدِّ الوِصالِ

ضَنيناً عَلَيكَ بِضِدِّ القِلى

If it is generous with the opposite of union

Stingy towards you with the opposite of meeting

فَلُذ بِالسُلُوِّ وَكَم عاشِقٍ

صَفا ماءُ عيشَتِهِ مُذ صَحا

Take comfort and how many lovers

Have lived a clear life since they woke

فَما هُوَ أَوَّلُ مَن لَم يَجُد

وَلا أَنتَ أَوَّلُ صَبٍّ سَلا

For he was not the first to be deprived

Nor are you the first love-sick youth