1. بذي الحبْ نُعَمِرْ قلبي

    ومحبوبي عزيزْ سلطانْ

    With this love I fill my heart,

    And my beloved is a mighty sultan.

  2. مَلَكْنِي في الهوى مسبي

    ما بين الحسن والاحسانْ

    He holds me captive in love,

    Between beauty and kindness.

  3. ولا تُعذبني يا صاحبي

    سوَى بالصدِ والهجرانْ

    And you do not torment me, my friend,

    Except with rejection and abandonment.

  4. ولكنْ اش مَعُه نعملْ

    مليحْ كلما يصنعْ

    But what can I do with him?

    Whatever he does is beautiful.

  5. دعه يهجرْ وإني نحملْ

    وللصبرِ الجميلْ نرجعْ

    Let him forsake me; I will endure,

    And return to beautiful patience.

  6. سقاني من هَويتْ خمره

    بها واللهِ رفعْ شاني

    The one I loved gave me his wine to drink;

    With it, by God, he raised my station.

  7. واطلعني على حضره

    مالها في الوجود ثاني

    And revealed to me a presence

    That has no equal in existence.

  8. وقالَ لي كنْ لبيبْ واقره

    سُطُوري واعتبر أوزاني

    And he told me, “Be wise, and read

    My lines, and ponder my meters.

  9. واكتبني معكْ نرسلْ

    وفَرَّقْ بعدَ ما يجمعْ

    And write me down, to be sent with you,

    And scatter after it is gathered.”

  10. دعه يهجرْ وإِني نحملْ

    وللصبر الجميلْ نرجعْ

    Let him forsake me; I will endure,

    And return to beautiful patience.