يا مَن لِقَلبِ في الهَوى مُتَشَعِّبِ

بَل مَن لِقَلبٍ بِالحَبيبِ عَميدِ

O you whose heart is infatuated with love

Rather, whose heart is devoted to the beloved

سَلمى هواهُ فَلَيسَ يَذكُرُ غَيرَها

دونَ الطَريفِ وَدونَ كُلِّ تَليدِ

My passion has overwhelmed it, so it remembers no other

Beyond the meadows and every custom

إِنَّ القَرابَةَ وَالمَوَدَّةَ أَلَّفا

بَينَ الوَليد وَبَينَ بِنتِ سَعيدِ

Indeed, kinship and affection have brought together

Al-Walid and the daughter of Sa'id

يا قَلبُ كَم كَلِفَ الفُؤادُ بِغادَةٍ

مَمكورَةٍ رَيّا العِظامِ خَريدِ

O heart! How much has love burdened the heart with Ghadah

Delicate, slender, weak-boned