ظَبيٌ كَحيل الجُفون بِالوَسنِ

فتنتُ فيهِ كَعابد الوَثنِ

A gazelle-eyed one with eyelids like Indian musk

I was infatuated with him like an idol worshipper

يَقول صفني فَقُلت يا سكني

الحُسن جُزءٌ مِن وَجهكَ الحسنِ

He said "Describe me," so I said "O my tranquility

Beauty is part of your beautiful face"

يا قَمَراً طالِعاً عَلى غُصُنِ

سُبحانَ مَن أَودَع الجَبين سَنا

O moon rising on a branch

Glory to Him who placed teeth in the forehead

وَالثَغر دُرّاً وَطَرفك الوَسَنا

فَتِه دَلالاً أَهِم بِهِ شَجَنا

And lips like pearls and your musk-like glance

Its coquetry makes me anxious with sorrow

إِن كُنت في الحُسن واحِداً فَأَنا

يا واحدَ الحُسنِ واحِدَ الحزَنِ

If you are unique in beauty, so am I

O unique in beauty, unique in sorrow

فداك نَفسٌ تَلتاعُ في جَسَدٍ

بالٍ بِلا قُوَّةٍ وَلا جَلَد

I sacrifice a soul fluttering in a worn out body

Powerless and without fortitude

يا عائِدي مُنعِماً كمفقدٍ

كُلُّ سَقام تَراهُ في أَحَد

O my returning one, bestowing favors like a seeker

Every sickness you see in anyone

فَذاكَ فرعٌ وَالأَصل في بَدَني

وَيلاهُ مِن لَوعَتي وَمِن شَغَفَي

That is a branch, and the origin is in my body

Woe to me from my agony and my passion

وَمِن تَجنّيك لي وَمِن كَلَفي

كُن كَيفَما شِئتَ عاليَ الشَرَفِ

And from your teasing me and my bashfulness

Be however you wish, highly noble

كَوامنُ الحُبّ فيكَ كَونَكَ في

أَفئدة العاشِقين لَم تَكُنِ

The yearning of love for you, your being

In the hearts of lovers has not been