1. الوَجهُ مِنكَ عَنِ الصَوابِ يُضِلُّني

    وَإِذا ضَلَلتُ فَإِنَّهُ يَهديني

    His face leads me astray from the path of right,

    yet whenever I stray, it guides me.

  2. وَتُميتُني الأَلحاظُ مِنكَ بِنَظرَةٍ

    وَإِذا أَرَدتَ بِنَظرَةٍ تُحيِيني

    His glances kill me with a single look,

    and, if you wish, with a single look you bring me back to life.

  3. وَكَذاكَ مِن مَرَضِ الجُفونِ بَلِيَّتي

    وَإِذا مَرِضتُ فَإِنَّها تَشفيني

    Likewise, he who made my eyelids ache throughout my night—

    whenever I fall ill, they heal me.

  4. فَلِذاكَ أَشري الوَصلَ مِنكَ بِمُهجَتي

    وَأَبيعُ دُنيائي بِذاكَ وَديني

    For that very reason, I buy union with him at the price of my soul,

    and sell for it my worldly life and my faith.