يا مَن يُسارِقُني النَظَر

وَإِذا نَظَرتُ إِلَيهِ فَر

O you who steals surreptitious glances at me,

Yet when I look at you, you turn and flee,

ما لي أَرى لَحظاتِ عَي

نِكَ عِندَنا لا تَستَقِر

Why do I see your shy eyes dart about,

Never lingering here with me?

إِن كُنتَ تَبخَلُ بِالكَلا

مِ فَلا أَقَلَّ مِنَ النَظَر

If words you spare, begrudging speech,

At least let your eyes linger within my reach,

جِسمي يَقولُ بِسُقمِهِ

عِندي مِنَ الحُبُّ الخَبَر

My frail body confesses with its sickness,

I am love's wounded wreck on the beach.