ما لي على السُّلْوانِ عَنْك مُعَوَّلُ

فإِلامَ يَتْعَبُ في هواك العُذَّلُ

I have no reliance on the night visit

So why should the lover tire himself out?

يزدادُ حُبُّكَ كلَّ يَوْمٍ جِدَّةً

وكأَنّ آخِرَه بقلبي أَوَّل

Your love grows fresh every day

As if the last of it was the first in my heart

أَصبحتَ ناراً للمُحِبِّ وَجَنَّةً

خَدَّاك جَمْرُ غَضاً وريقُك سَلْسَل

You have become a fire for the lover and a paradise

Your cheeks are hot coals and your smile a dangling chain

لك لِينُ أَغصان النَّقا لو لِنْتَ لي

ولك اعتدالُ قَوامِها لو تَعْدِل

The soft branches of the willow would bend for you if you bent toward me

And their posture would straighten if you walked straight

يا راشقاً هَدَفَ القلوبِ بأَسهمٍ

خَلِّ السِّهامَ فِسْحُر طَرْفِك أَقْتَلُ

O archer who aimed at hearts with his arrows

Remove the arrows - your bewitching glance is more deadly

ما لِلْوُشاةِ سَعَوا بنا يا لَيْتَهْم

ثَكِلوا أَحِبَّتَهم كما قد أَثْكَلوا

What is with those tale-bearers who came between us? If only

They would lose their loved ones as they have made me lose mine

جَحَدوا الذي سمعوا وقالوا غيرَه

ولو انَّهمْ لا يسمعون تَقَوَّلُوا

They denied what they heard and said something else

If only they were not listening, they would have equivocated

هَبْ أَنَّ أَهلك أَوْعدو وتهدَّدوا

مَنْ يَرْعَوي مِنْ ذاك أَوْ مَنْ يَقْبَل

Suppose your family made promises and threats

Who would care about that or accept it?

وَيْلاهُ منهم يُشْفِقون عليك مِنْ

أَجْلي وإِشفاقي أَشَدُّ وأَكمل

Woe to them - they are concerned about you because of me

And my concern is more intense and complete

ما لي أُعاينُ وجهَ ودِّكَ مُعْرِضاً

حَذَرَ الرَّقيب وَوَجْهُ ودّي مُقْبِل

Why should I turn my affectionate face away

Fearing the watcher while my affectionate face is welcoming?