أَتغرب بَين عَيني وَاغتِماضي

بواشٍ مِن لَواحظك المراضِ

Do you disappear between my eyes with a blink

Of glances that sicken me?

وَتخلفني بِوَعدٍ قَد تقضَّى

مَدى عُمري وَلَيسَ لَهُ تَقاضِ

And leave me with a promise already fulfilled—

The length of my life, yet there is no fulfillment.

وَلَم أَسألك إِلا النَزر إِني

بِذاك النزر مغتبطٌ وَراضِ

I asked you for nothing but a little gift; with that

Little gift I would be happy and content.

أَبِح تفاحتيك للحظ عَيني

وَأعطيكَ الأَمانَ مِن العضاضِ

Grant my eyes the apples of your cheeks for a moment,

And I will grant you safety from harm.