إِنّي لَصَبٌّ وَلا أَقولُ بِمَن

أَخافُ مَن لا يَخافُ مِن أَحَدِ

I am infatuated, yet I do not say with whom

I am indeed lovestruck, yet I dare not say for whom,

I fear the one who fears no one

For I dread one who dreads no living soul.

إِذا تَفَكَّرتُ في هَوايَ لَهُ

مَسَستُ رَأسي هَل طارَ عَن جَسَدي

When I contemplate my passion for them

When I reflect upon my passion for him,

I touch my head - has it flown off my body?

I touch my head to see if it has flown from my body.

إِنّي عَلى ما ذَكَرتُ مِن فَرَقٍ

لا آمُلُ أَن أَنالَهُ بِيَدي

Given this separation I mentioned

And I, despite the terror I have voiced,

I have no hope of attaining them with my hand

Bear no hope that I shall ever reach him with my hand.