أَنا الَّتي اِختارَني قَومي سَمير عُلىً

إِنّ الأَديب فَصيح النطق مُختارُ

I am she whom my people chose, Samir Olaya

The eloquent poet is well-spoken and distinguished

إِذا الهَوى بِفُؤادي مرّ أكتمه

وَلِلهَوى بِفُؤاد الحرّ إِسرارُ

If passion passes through my heart I conceal it

And passion in the free heart has secrets

قالوا تَحمَّلتِ نيراناً فَقُلت لَهُم

النار في حُبِّ مَن أَهوى وَلا العارُ

They said you have endured fires, so I said to them

The fire of loving whom I love, no shame

شهرت حَتّى غَدَت تَعشو السراة إِلى

ناري وَلي بِمَزيد الفَضل آثارُ

I became famous until the wanderers began to visit

My fire, and for me traces of superior virtue

فَها أَنا مثل صَخر حَيث قيل بِهِ

كَأَنَّهُ علم في رَأسِهِ نارُ

So here I am like a boulder about which it was said

As if there were a fire on its peak