تَرى ما عَلى اللاحينَ في حُبِّكُم مِني

فُؤادي المُعَنّى وَالقَريحُ بِكُم جَفني

You see what I have of love for you

My heart is infatuated, and my inspiration is in you

تَرومونَ مِنّي سَلوَةً لَو عَرَفتُها

لَمّا بِتُّ مَسلوبَ الكَرى دائِمَ الحَزَنِ

You want me to be calm, if only I knew how

I would not remain deprived of well-being, always sad

لِكُلِّ مُحِبٍّ في الهَوى فَنُّ لَوعَةٍ

وَتَركُ اِستِماعِ العَذلِ في حُبِّكُم فَنّي

For every lover there is in passion an art of agony

And leaving off hearing reproach in your love is my art

حَلَّيتُم إِلى قَلبي مَذاقاً وَرُقتُمُ

إِلىناظِري مَرأى وَسَمعاً إِلى أُذُني

You have brought to my heart a savour, and to my eyes

A vision, and to my ears a hearing

فَيَوم الأَماني يَومَ فَوزي بِقُربِكُم

وَيَومَ المَنايا يَومَ إِعراضِكُم عَنّي

The day of hopes is the day I win your nearness

And the day of rejection is the day you turn from me

إِذا بِتُّ مَرعوباً أُهَدَّدُ بِالنَوى

فَأَنتُم إِلى قَلبي ألذّ مِن الأَمنِ

When I spend the night frightened, threatened with betrayal

You are to my heart sweeter than safety