1. عَزَمتَ يا مُتلِفي عَلى السَفَرِ

    واطولَ خَوفي عَلَيكَ واحَذَري

    You have resolved, O my destroyer, to depart.

    Oh, how long my fear for you—oh, my dread!

  2. يُؤيِسُني مِن لِقاكَ قَولُهُمُ

    بِأَنَّهُ لا رُجوعَ لِلقَمَرِ

    Their saying makes me despair of meeting you:

    That there is no return for the moon.

  3. تَمَهَّل مُضنى جَفاك

    تَحَمَّل ذُبتُ في هَواك

    Go gently; I am wasted by your coldness.

    Bear with me; I have melted in love for you.

  4. يا مَن حَكى الظَبيَ في تَلَفُّتِهِ

    وَفاقَهُ بِالدَلالِ وَالخَفَرِ

    O you who resembled the gazelle in its turning glance,

    And surpassed it in coyness and bashfulness,

  5. أَتَلفتَني بِالصُدودِ مُعتَدِياً

    فَذَلَّ عِزّي وَعَزَّ مُصطَبَري

    You destroyed me by turning away, unjustly;

    So my pride was humbled, and patience eluded me.

  6. تَدَلَّل مُهجَتي فِداك

    تَسَهَّل بَعضُ ذا كَفاك

    Be coy; my lifeblood is a ransom for you.

    Relent; a little of this is enough for you.

  7. وَدَّعتَني وَالدُموعُ سائِحَةٌ

    لَو عَرَضَت لِلمَطِيَّ لَم تَسِرِ

    You bade me farewell while the tears streamed;

    Had they appeared before the riding camels, the camels would not have moved.

  8. وَخاطِري بِالفُراقِ مُنكَسِرٌ

    وَلاعِجُ الوَجدِ غَيرُ مُنكَسِرِ

    And my spirit is broken by parting,

    Yet the blaze of longing is unbroken.

  9. مُبَلبَل أَرتَجي لِقاك

    أُعَلَّل أَنَّني أَراك

    Distraught, I hope to meet you;

    I am consoled by the hope that I will see you.

  10. عَلَيكَ جِسمٌ كَالماءِ رِقَّتُهُ

    يَضُمُّ قَلباً قُدَّ مِن حَجَرِ

    You have a body as delicate as water,

    Enclosing a heart hewn from stone.

  11. وَطَلعَةٌ كَالهِلالِ مُشرِقَةٌ

    تُزهى عَلى غُصنِ قَدِّكَ النَضِرِ

    And a face radiant as the crescent moon,

    Shining proudly upon the verdant branch of your stature.

  12. إِذا أَقبَل يَخجَلُ الأَراك

    وَيَذبُل عِندَما يَراك

    When he approaches, the arak tree is abashed,

    And withers whenever it sees you.

  13. إِن قيلَ قَد رُمتَ في الهَوى بَدَلاً

    فَاِنظُر فَليسَ العِيانُ كَالخَبَرِ

    If it is said, 'You have sought another in love,'

    Then look, for seeing is not like hearsay.

  14. فَتِّش فُؤادي فَأَنتَ ساكِنُهُ

    فَليسَ فيهِ سِواكَ مِن بَشَرِ

    Search my heart, for you are its inhabitant;

    For there is no human being in it but you.

  15. تَأَمَّل هَل بِهِ سِواك

    لِيُقفَل مُقتَضى رِضاك

    Consider whether anyone but you is in it,

    So it may be locked as your pleasure requires.

  16. كَأَنَّ نارَ الجَحيمِ هَجرُكَ لي

    لَم تُبقِ مِن مُهجَتي وَلَم تَذرِ

    It is as though the fire of Hell were your abandonment of me:

    It has left nothing of my lifeblood, and spared nothing.

  17. إِن كانَ أَقصى مُناكَ سَفكَ دَمي

    فَليسَ عِندي لِذاكَ مِن أَثَرِ

    If your utmost wish is to shed my blood,

    Then I have not a trace of it left for that.

  18. أَيَحمِل حَتفاً مَن رَجاك

    وَيُقتَل وَهوَ في حِماك

    Does one who hopes in you bear his doom,

    And is he slain while under your protection?

  19. يا قَلبِ قَد كانَ ما بُليتَ بِهِ

    فَاِصبِر لِحُكمِ القَضاءِ وَالقَدَرِ

    O my heart, what afflicted you has come to pass;

    So be patient under the decree of fate and destiny.

  20. فَالصَبرُ كَالصَبرِ في مَرارَتِهِ

    لَكِنَّ فيهِ عَواقِبَ الظَفَرِ

    For patience is like aloes in its bitterness,

    But within it lie the fruits of victory.

  21. تَحَمَّل في الهَوى أَذاك

    نُدَلَّل كَي نَرى مُناك

    Endure the pain you suffer in love.

    We are indulged so that we may see your wishes fulfilled.