1. وَعاشِق باحَ لي بِما باحا

    إِذ راحَ مِن وَجدِهِ بِما راحا

    And a lover confided to me what he confided,

    As he went, bearing what he bore of longing.

  2. فَقُلتُ في مَعرِضٍ أُمازِحُهُ

    فيهِ وَما كُنتُ قَطُّ مَزّاحا

    So I said, in a manner meant to tease him,

    Doing so though I had never been a jester:

  3. يا ناقِصَ الحَظِّ في مَحَبَّتِهِ

    مَنِ اِشتَهى الراحَ لَم يبَقُل آحا

    “O you whose luck is scant in love,

    Whoever craves wine does not cry ‘Ah!’”