نُورٌ تَولَّدَ مِنْ شَمْسٍ وَمِن قَمرِ

في طَرْفِهِ قَدَرٌ أَمْضَى مِنَ القَدَرِ

A light born of sun and moon

In his gaze, a destiny more lasting than fate

أَصلى فُؤادِي بِلا ذنبٍ جَوَى حُرَقٍ

لم يُبْقِ مِنْ مُهْجَتي شَيْئاً ولم يذَرِ

My heart prayed, though innocent, and was seared

Nothing of my passion remained, nothing spared

لا وَالرَّحِيقِ المُصَفَّى مِنْ مَراشِفِهِ

وما بِخَدَّيْهِ مِنْ خالٍ وَمِنْ طُرَرِ

By the pure nectar of his lips

Or the moles and beauty marks on his cheeks

ما أَنْصَفَ الحُبُّ قَلْبي في حُكومَتِهِ

ولا عَفا الشَّوقُ عَنِّي عَفْوَ مُقْتَدِرِ

Love did not judge my heart fairly in its realm

Nor did yearning pardon me with the pardon of the Almighty