إِن شِئتَ أَن تَلثِمَ ثَغراً كَالدُرَرِ

إِن شِئتَ أَن تَلثِمَ ثَغراً كَالدُرَرِ

أَطيَبَ مِن نَشرِ الرِياضِ في السَحَر

أَطيَبَ مِن نَشرِ الرِياضِ في السَحَر

If you wish to kiss a mouth like pearls,

If you wish to kiss lips like pearls

Sweeter than the gardens' fragrance before dawn,

Sweeter than the blooming gardens at dawn

وَتَجتَلي غُرَّةَ وَجهٍ كَالقَمَر

وَتَجتَلي غُرَّةَ وَجهٍ كَالقَمَر

لَو أَنصَفَ العاذِلُ فيهِ لَعَذَر

لَو أَنصَفَ العاذِلُ فيهِ لَعَذَر

And behold the radiance of a face like the moon—

And unveil the radiant face like the moon

Were the reproacher fair about it, he would pardon—

Even the critic would excuse if he were fair

فَاِصبِر عَلى طولِ البُكاءِ وَالسَهَر

فَاِصبِر عَلى طولِ البُكاءِ وَالسَهَر

مِثلَ اِصطِباري وَاِحتِمالي لِلإِبَر

مِثلَ اِصطِباري وَاِحتِمالي لِلإِبَر

Then endure long weeping and sleepless nights,

So be patient with the long nights of tears and vigil

As I patiently endure and bear the needles;

Like my patience and endurance of separation's sting

فَقَلَّ مَن يَظفَرُ إِلّا مَن صَبَر

فَقَلَّ مَن يَظفَرُ إِلّا مَن صَبَر

أَما سَمِعتَ الصَبرُ عُقباهُ الظَفَر

أَما سَمِعتَ الصَبرُ عُقباهُ الظَفَر

For few succeed except those who persevere.

For few gain but those who endure

Have you not heard: patience ends in victory?

Have you not heard patience leads to triumph in the end