1. اُنظُر إِلى نَقشِيَ البَديعِ

    يُسليكَ عَن زَهرَةِ الرَبيعِ

    Look at my exquisite engraving:

    It makes you forget spring's blossom.

  2. لَو جُنِيَ البَحرُ مِن رِياضٍ

    كانَ جَنى رَوضِيَ المَريعِ

    Were the sea harvested from gardens,

    It would be the harvest of my lush garden.

  3. سَقانِيَ اللَهُ دَمعَ عَيني

    وَلا وَقاني جَوى ضُلُوعي

    May God give me my eye's tears to drink,

    And may He not spare me the burning anguish in my ribs.

  4. فَما أُبالي شَقاءَ بَعضي

    إِذا تَشَقَّيتُ في جَميعي

    So I care not for the suffering of part of me,

    When I suffer in my entirety.

  5. كَيفَ تَراني وُقِيتَ ما بي

    أَلَستُ مِن أَعجَبِ الرُبوعِ

    How do you find me—may you be spared what ails me?

    Am I not among the most wondrous abodes?