1. يا رب غانية بيضاء تصحبني

    من العتاب كؤوساً ليس تنساغُ

    Ah, many a white-skinned beauty provides me with

    Cups of reproach that will not go down.

  2. أشتاق طرتها أم صدغها ومعي

    من كلها طرر سورد واصداغ

    Do I long for her forelock or her temple lock, while I have

    From all of her, [black?] forelocks and temple locks?

  3. كأننا لا أتاح الله فرقتنا

    يا لعبة المسك باز تحته زاغ

    It is as though we—may God never allow our parting—

    O doll of musk, were a hawk with a crow beneath it.