1. مَرَّ والصبُّ كان يُخفي أوارَه

    فاستهلَّت دموعُه المدرارة

    He passed by while the lovesick one was hiding his burning ardor.

    So his copious tears began to flow.

  2. وبدا كالقضيب يحمل ورداً

    أزهرَت فوق خدّه جُلِّناره

    And he appeared like a slender bough bearing roses;

    His pomegranate blossoms bloomed upon his cheek.

  3. سحرتنا الحاظُه وكذا كلُّ

    مليح ألحاظُه سحّارة

    His glances bewitched us; likewise, every

    Beautiful person's glances are bewitching.

  4. يا ابن عبد الإله ماذا التجني

    صِل معنّىً يشكو حشاه الحرارة

    O son of Abd al-Ilah, why this unjust treatment?

    Grant union to a tormented lover whose heart complains of burning heat.

  5. زره ليلاً إن خفت يوماً رقيباً

    ظلَّ يلهو بصدعِ شملٍ نهاره

    Visit him at night if you fear a watcher by day,

    Who spends his day delighting in sundering bonds.

  6. وإذا لم تطق مجيء دياري

    خوف واشٍ قد خرَّب اللَه داره

    And if you cannot manage to come to my abode,

    For fear of a slanderer—may God lay waste to his home—

  7. قف لنا في الطريق إن لم تزرنا

    وقفة في الطريق نصف الزيارة

    Stop for us on the road if you do not visit us;

    A stop on the road is half a visit.