1. إِنَّ طَيفَ الخَيالِ حينَ أَلَمّا

    هاجَ لي ذِكرَةً وَأَحدَثَ هَمّا

    Indeed, the phantom vision, when it visited,

    stirred a memory in me and brought fresh sorrow.

  2. جَدِّدي الوَصلَ يا سُكَينَ وَجودي

    لِمُحِبٍّ فُراقُهُ قَد أَحَمّا

    Renew our union, O Sukayn, and be generous

    to a lover whose parting has drawn near.

  3. إِن تُنيلي أَعِش بِخَيرٍ وَإِن لَم

    تَبذُلي الوُدَّ مِتُّ بِالهَمِّ غَمّا

    If you grant me your favor, I shall live well; but if you do not

    bestow your love, I shall die of sorrow and anguish.

  4. لَيسَ دونَ الحَياةِ وَالمَوتِ إِلّا

    أَن يَرُدّوا جِمالَهُم فَتُزَمّا

    Nothing stands between life and death except

    their bringing back their camels and having them haltered.

  5. وَلَقَد قُلتُ مُخفِياً لِغَريضٍ

    هَل تَرى ذاكَ الغَزالَ الأَجَمّا

    And indeed I said quietly to Gharid:

    Do you see that hornless gazelle?

  6. هَل تَرى مِثلَهُ مِنَ الناسِ شَخصاً

    أَكمَلَ الناسِ صورَةً وَأَتَمّا

    Do you see anyone among people like him,

    the most perfect of all in form, the most complete?