وَذي غُنُجٍ نادَيتُهُ إِذ رَأَيتُهُ

وَذي غُنُجٍ نادَيتُهُ إِذ رَأَيتُهُ

وَنورُ الصِبا ما بَينَ عَينَيهِ لامِعُ

وَنورُ الصِبا ما بَينَ عَينَيهِ لامِعُ

And I called to one with coquettish charm when I saw him,

I called out to him of slender form when I saw him,

While the light of youth shone between his eyes:

And the light of youth shone between his eyes.

أَتَيتَ عَلى عَقلي فَزَرني فَقالَ لي

أَتَيتَ عَلى عَقلي فَزَرني فَقالَ لي

عَلى كُلِّ خَيرٍ يا عَقيلِيُّ مانِعُ

عَلى كُلِّ خَيرٍ يا عَقيلِيُّ مانِعُ

“You have undone my reason, so visit me.” He said to me:

You have addled my wits, said he to me,

“Every good thing, O ʿAqīlī, has an obstacle.”

And prohibited me from all goodness, my dear companion.