1. ومريضِ الجفون عَذْبِ السجايا

    فاضحاً للقضيب قدّاً بقدِّ

    And a languid-eyed one, sweet of nature,

    putting the bough to shame, stature for stature—

  2. مطلْتني به الّليالي ولكن

    سمحتْ لي بقُرْبه بَعْد بُعْدِ

    the nights kept me waiting for him, but

    they granted me nearness to him after separation.

  3. فالتقينا على مُراد الأماني

    واشتفينا بلا تقدُّم وَعْدِ

    So we met in fulfillment of our wishes,

    and found relief without a promise beforehand.

  4. يا لَه من مُمَرَّض اللَّحظ واللَّفْ

    ظ ومن هازِلٍ بقتلِي مُجِدّ

    Oh, how languid his gaze and utter—

    ance, and how playful, yet earnest in killing me!

  5. تعتريه مهابتي فهوْ كالخا

    ئف وهْو المسلّط المتعدّي

    Awe of me overtakes him, so he seems fear—

    ful, though he is the domineering aggressor.