لي حَبيبٌ مَن رَآهُ

جَنَّ في الحالِ جُنون

I have a beloved, whoever sees him

Goes mad instantly with madness

حُبُّهُ زينَةُ قَلبي

لَيسَ مالاً وَبَنون

His love is the adornment of my heart

Not money or children

ليتهُ يَرضى وَأُسقى

في تَجَنّيهِ المَنون

I wish he would be pleased and I quench

My thirst from his sweet flowing springs

ما لِعُشّاقِ سُلَيمي

في الهَوى لا يَعقِلون

What is with Sulayma's lovers

In passion they have no reason

رَقَدَ العالَمُ جَمعاً

وَهُمُ لا يَرقُدون

The whole world sleeps

While they do not sleep

ما عَلَيهِم مِن مَلامٍ

في هَواها يَعذُرون

No blame upon them

In their love they have excuse

تَرَكوا اللَذاتِ لَمّا

عَلِموا ما يَطلُبون

They left pleasures when

They knew what they seek

آه مِن داءٍ بِقَلبي

ما لَهُ الدَهرُ سُكون

Oh what a malady in my heart

For which time has no tranquility

كُلَّما اِشتَقتُ إِلَيها

فاضَ مِن دَمعي عُيون

Whenever I long for him

My eyes overflow with tears

ما لَقى مَجنونُ لَيلى

بَعضَ ما ذُقتُ جُنون

Majnoun did not meet Layla’s

Madness as I did

عَشِقَ الناسُ وَلَكِن

مِثل عِشقي لا يَكون

People fell in love but

None like my love can be

سادَتي أَن تَصِلوني

رَحمَةً أَو تَهجُرون

My masters, will you join me

In mercy or abandon me

لَيسَ لي عَنكُم بِديلٌ

أَبَداً لَو تَعلمون

I have for you no substitute

Ever, if you did but know

كَلَفي فيكُم قَديماً

مِن زَمانٍ تَعهَدون

I was devoted to you for ages

From a time you covenanted