1. وَغادة تَسبي النُهى

    هيَّمني فيها اللعسْ

    And a graceful maiden takes minds captive;

    the dusky tint of her lips drove me mad with love.

  2. وَلاعبتني يَدَساً

    وَكيِّسٌ مَن اِحترسْ

    And she played yadas with me—

    and shrewd is the one who stays on guard.

  3. وَدبرت لي حيلة

    لِغارس ما قَد غَرَس

    And she devised a ruse for me;

    to the planter belongs what he has planted.

  4. فَواعدتني قبلةً

    فَجئتها عِندَ الغلس

    So she promised me a kiss,

    so I came to her in the predawn gloom.

  5. فَخامرتني دَهشة

    وَالرُشد بالغيّ التبس

    Then astonishment seized me,

    and sound judgment became confused with error.

  6. قبلتها وَلَم أَقل

    في بالي قالَت لي يَدَس

    I kissed her, and did not say,

    'I remember!' She said to me, 'Yadas!'