نهاني الحبيبُ عن حُبِّي له

قلت نعم إِنِّي إِليك أَنْتهِي

My beloved forbid me from loving him

I said yes, I will stop loving you

فقال لي مِثْلِي كثيرٌ قلت من

مِثْلُك قل لي فلعلِّي أَنتهي

He said there are many like me, I said who

Is like you, tell me so I may stop

فقال ليَ البَدْرُ فقلت أَنْت هُو

فقال لي الشمسُ فقلت أَنْتَ هي

He said the full moon, I said that's you

He said the sun, I said that's you