إِنِّي اهتديتُ بذلِك القمَرِ

لابل ضَلَلْتُ بحالِك الشَّعَر

I was guided by that moon,

But I went astray because of your hair.

ولقد حذِرْتُ عليه مجتهداً

حتى حَذِرْتُ عليْه من حَذَرِي

I took great care with it,

Until I took more care with it than my own caution.

قالوا تَغارُ عليه قلت لهم

قلبي يَغارُ عليْهِ مِنْ بَصَرِي

They said, “You are jealous of it.” I said to them,

“My heart is jealous of it more than my sight.”