أُحسُ الهَوى صِرفاً مَعَ الحاسي

وَسَلِّ عَنكَ الهَمَّ بِالكاسِ

I perceive pure passion alongside the wine-drinker,

So sweep away your cares with the overflowing cup.

وَاِتَّخِذِ الفَتكَ إِماماً وَلا

تَبنِ بِنىً إِلّا بآساسِ

Adopt recklessness as your guide, and never

Raise a building without a firm foundation.

يا شُؤمَ قَلبٍ لَم يَزَل شُؤمُهُ

في اللَوحِ مَكتوباً عَلى راسي

Oh, the omen of a heart whose misfortune never ceases,

Inscribed in the Tablet of Destiny upon my very existence.

عَذَّبَني رَبّي بِمَن قَلبُهُ

في البُعدِ مِثلُ الحَجَرِ القاسي

My Lord has tormented me with one whose heart,

In estrangement, becomes like unyielding stone.

أَجوَرَ فَتّانٍ قَطوفِ الخُطى

أَغيَدَ مِثلِ الغُصنِ مَيّاسِ

A most unjust tempter, languid in his steps,

Delicate of neck, swaying like a willow branch.

أَبيتُ لَيلي وَنَهاري مَعاً

مُعَلَّقاً مِنهُ بِوَسواسِ

I pass my night and my day alike,

Entangled with him by obsessive whispers.

بانَ وَإِن لَم يَكُ لي نائِلٌ

مِنهُ لِأَرجوهُ عَلى ياسِ

He departed, and though I gained no favor from him,

I still yearn for him, hoping against despair.