1. سَخَطتَ وَلَم أُذنِب وَتَرضى مُخالِفاً

    كَأَنّي أَخو ذَنبٍ فَفِعلُكَ مُعجِبُ

    You were angry, though I did no wrong, yet you favor one who defies you.

    As though I were guilty—your conduct is astonishing.

  2. فَلَو زُرتَ مَلكاً كُنتَ غَيرَ مُخاطِرٍ

    وَإِن كُنتَ أَدنى واصِلاً وَأَقرَبُ

    For if you visited a king, you would run no risk,

    although you are nearer in friendship and closer.

  3. وَلَو أَنَّني لَجَجتُ في البَحرِ عائِماً

    عَلى خَطَرٍ في لُجَّةٍ أَتَسَرَّبُ

    And if I plunged into the sea, swimming,

    in peril, making my way through the depths,

  4. لَكُنتُ عَلى وُدّيكَ فيما تَسومُني

    مُخاطَرَةً في الناسِ مِن ذَينِ أَعجَبُ

    I would, for your love, in what you impose on me,

    be more astonishing in risk-taking among men than in these two ventures.