دَع نَديماً قَد تَنائى وَحُبِس

وَاِسقِني وَاِشرَب عُقاراً كَالقَبَس

Let the companion who grew apart and was imprisoned pass,

Serve me a drink and let me sip a potion like ember.

هامَ قَلبي بِفَتاةٍ غادَةٍ

حَولَها الأَسيافُ في أَيدي الحَرَس

My heart is enthralled with a maiden returning at night,

Swords are in the hands of guards surrounding her.

لا تَنامُ اللَيلَ مِن حُبّي وَإِن

غَرَّدَ القُمريُّ زارَت في الغَلَس

She can't sleep at night out of love for me

Even when the full moon rises, she visits in disguise,

وَتُسَمّيني إِذا ما عَثَرَت

وَإِذا ما فَطَنوا قالَت تَعَس

She calls me when she stumbles,

And when they become aware, she says: Alas!