1. أَيا أَيُّها البَدرُ الَّذي ما أَظُنُّهُ

    رُئي مِثلُهُ لا في السَماءِ وَلا الأَرضِ

    O full moon, I do not believe

    your equal has ever been seen in heaven or on earth.

  2. غَدَرتَ فَغادَرتَ القِلى مُتَعَدِّياً

    يَجورُ فَيَبكي مِنهُ بَعضي عَلى بَعضي

    You betrayed me, leaving hatred to overstep its bounds;

    it oppresses me, so one part of me weeps for another.

  3. وَأَوحَشتَ مِن رُؤياكَ طَرفي وَلَم يَزَل

    يُنتَزِّهُهُ في وَردِ وَجنَتِكَ الغَضِّ

    And you left my eye bereft of seeing you, though it had never ceased

    taking delight in the fresh roses of your cheek.

  4. فَإِن كُنتَ تَخشى مِن لِسانِ بُكائِهِ

    فَما الرَأيَ إِلّا أَن تُبَرطِلَ بِالغَمضِ

    So if you fear the tongue of its weeping,

    then your only course is to bribe it with sleep.