1. بأبي سقيم الجَفنِ صح

    حَ له ضَنى جسمي السقيمِ

    May my father ransom the languid-eyed one; he was convinced

    by the wasting of my ailing body.

  2. ورأى غرامي في هوا

    هُ مُلازِمي مثل الغريمِ

    And he saw my passion, in loving

    him, clinging to me like a creditor.

  3. فحَنا وحنّ وربما

    نظرَ السّليمُ الى السليمِ

    So he inclined toward me and felt compassion; and sometimes

    the unharmed one looks upon the snake-bitten.

  4. حتى إذا صانوه عن

    قُربي ولا صَوْنَ الحريمِ

    Until, when they kept him from

    my presence—not even a harem was so guarded—

  5. أومى إليّ بلحظِه

    إيماءَ منعطف رَحيمِ

    he signaled to me with his glance,

    the gesture of one tender and compassionate.

  6. وأنا البخيلُ بمهجتي

    إلا على خُلُقٍ كريمِ

    And I am miserly with my lifeblood,

    save for one of noble character.

  7. يا بدْرَ تِمٍّ قد غدَتْ

    رُقَباؤه عددَ النجومِ

    O full moon, whose

    watchers have now become as many as the stars.

  8. ما بالُ وجهك جنّةٌ

    حُرِسَتْ بملتهبِ الجحيمِ

    Why is your face a paradise

    guarded by the blaze of Hell?

  9. كم ذا الشّقاءُ وأنت مُشْ

    تمِلٌ على طيبِ النّعيمِ

    How long this misery, when you are filled

    with the sweetness of bliss?

  10. همَمي كبار في هوا

    كَ ومثلَها أضحَتْ همومي

    My aspirations are great in my love for

    you; and my sorrows have grown as great.