وَلَيلَةٍ راقبتُ فيها الهَوى

عَلى رَقيبٍ غَيرِ وسنانِ

One night I spied upon the passion

With a guard other than companion

وَالرّاحُ ما تَنزِلُ عَن راحَتي

وَقتاً وَعَن راحَةِ نَدمَاني

The wind ceased not from my comfort

And from the comfort of the blamer

وَرُبَّ يَومٍ قَيظُهُ مُنضِجٌ

كَأَنَّهُ أَحشَاءُ ظَمآن

And days whose heat was boiling

As if their innards thirsting

أَبرزَ في خَدَّيهِ لي رشحُه

طَلا عَلى وردٍ وَسوسان

Brought to my cheeks its drizzle

A request upon roses and lilies

فَكانَ في تَحليلِ أَزرارِهِ

أَقودَ لي مِن أَلفِ شَيطان

So it was in its loosing of buttons

Drove me from a thousand demons

فُتِّحتِ الجَنةُ مِن جَيبِهِ

فَبتُّ في دَعوةِ رِضوان

Paradise opened from his pocket

So I passed night in prayers and blessing

مروءةٌ في الحُبِّ تَنهى بِأَن

نُجاهِرَ اللَّه بِعصيان

In love, chivalry warns against

Defying God openly by disobedience