إِنَّما الذَلفاءُ هَمّي

فَليَدَعني مَن يَلومُ

My only concerns are dalliances

So let he who finds fault desist

أَحسَنُ الناسِ جَميعاً

حينَ تَمشي وَتَقومُ

Of all people, you’re the finest

When you walk and when you twist

حَبَّبَ الذَلفاءَ عِندي

مَنطِقٌ مِنها رَخيمُ

Dalliances please me more than most

Your gentle words are music missed

أصِلُ الحَبلَ لِتَرضَى

وَهيَ لِلحَبلِ صَرومُ

For your content I’ll play the host

Though you pull my strings and persist

حُبُّها في القَلبِ داءٌ

مُستَكِنٌّ لا يَريمُ

This love of you feels like a sickness

Deep inside me, it has missed