يَا بَانَةً مَنْ لِي بِضَمِّكْ

يَا زَهْرَةً مَنْ لِي بِشَمِّكْ

O beauty, who can I hold close?

O flower, who can I inhale your fragrance?

يَا بِنْتَ سَيِّدَةِ النِّسَا

ءِ تَرَفَّقِي بِحَيَاةِ أُمِّكْ

O daughter of the mistress of women,

have mercy on the life of your mother.

مَا فِيَّ مَنْبِتُ شَعْرَةٍ

إِلَّا بِهِ أَثَرٌ لِسَهْمِكْ

In me there is not a single hair

that your arrow has not struck.

كَلَّا وَلا فِي مُهْجَتِي

مِنْ طُولِ صَدِّكِ غَيْرُ هَمِّكْ

No, in my passions there is nothing

but sorrow from your constant rejection.

أَصْبَحْتُ مُمْتَنِعَ الْكَرَى

لَمَّا جَفَانِي بَدْرُ تَمِّكْ

I have become inaccessible to passion

when the full moon of your face abandoned me.

إِنْ لَمْ تَجُودِي بِاللِّقَا

ءِ عَلَى الْمُحِبِّ وَلا بِلَثْمِكْ

If you will not be generous with an encounter

or a kiss for the lover,

فَتَسَامَحِي لِي مَرَّةً

حَتَّى أَفُوزَ بِلَثْمِ كُمِّكْ

then forgive me just once

so I may attain a kiss on your cheek.