بذاك الفُتُورِ وهذَا الهَيَف

يَهُونُ على عاشقيك التَّلَف

With such indifference and disdain

It is easy for your lovers to perish

أَطَرتَ القلوبَ بهذا الجمالِ

وأوقَعتَهَا في الأسى والأَسف

You have captivated hearts with your beauty

And made them fall into sorrow and grief

تكَلَّفَ بَدرُ الدُّجى أن حكى

مُحَيَّاك لو لم يَشنهُ الكَلف

The full moon tried to describe

Your beauty, had it not been hindered by pretense

وقام بُعذري فيك العذارُ

وأَجرى دموعي لما وَقَف

My excuse defended me because of you

And my tears flowed when I stopped

وكم عاذلٍ أنكَرَ الوجدَ فيك

عليَّ فلمَّا رآك اعتَرَف

How many reproachers denied the passion I have for you

But when they saw you, they confessed

وقالوا به صَلَفٌ زائدُ

فقلتُ رضيتُ بذاك الصَّلَف

And they said I was exceedingly infatuated

So I said I was content with that infatuation

لئن ضاع عمري فيمن سواك

غراماً فإن عليك الخَلَف

If my life is wasted on anyone but you

Out of passion, you will be held responsible

فهاك يدي إنني تائبٌ

فقل لي عَفَا اللَه عما سَلَف

So tell me, may God forgive what is past

With your mouth's essence is the water of life

بجوهر ثغرِك ماءُ الحياة

فماذا يَضُرُّك لو يُرتَشَف

What harm if it is sipped?

I have never seen essence before

ولم أرَ من قبله جوهراً

من البهرَمانِ عليه صَدَف

From pearls upon which is a shell

I conceal my passion until I see you

أكاتم وجدي حتى أراك

فَيَعرفُ بالحالِ من لا عرف

So the unfamiliar will know from my state

It is absurd that your love for me is hidden

وهيهات يَخفى غرامك عليك

بطَرفٍ همي وبقلبٍ رَجَف

From my tearful eyes and trembling heart