1. يا مَن يُحِبُّ أَذى المُحِبِّ بِمَطلِهِ

    إِبليسُ عَقلِكَ غَرَّ آدَمَ عَقلِهِ

    O you who delight in hurting the lover by your delay,

    The Iblis of your mind has deceived the Adam of his mind.

  2. فَمُرِ الوِصالَ يَشُدُّهُ بِعِنايَةٍ

    مِنهُ عَسى يَقِفُ القَلى مِن قَبلِهِ

    So bid union hold him fast with care

    From itself; perhaps aversion will halt before him.

  3. قِبابُ الرُبى قَد جُلِّلَت بِالمُثَقَّلِ

    وَقَد فَرِشَت فيها مَراتِبُ مَخمَلِ

    The domes of the hills have been draped in heavy brocade,

    And velvet cushions have been spread within them.

  4. فَقُم فَاِنظُرِ الأَغصانَ ما بَينَ عاقِدٍ

    قِلادَتُهُ في جيدِهِ وَمُكَلَّلِ

    So rise and behold the branches: one fastening

    Its necklace about its neck, another crowned.

  5. فَإِن لَم يَكُن بُدّق مِنَ القَصفِ فَليَكُن

    عَلى ما عَلَيها مِن عَقيقٍ مُفَصَّلِ

    If there is no escaping revelry, then let it be

    Amid the strung carnelian that they bear.