لي قلب قد قلبته على الجم

ر الليالي لما به من هواكا

I have a heart that has been turned upon the embers

by the nights, because of the love for you within it.

ذاب لهفا وكله زفرات

محرقات شبت به من هواكا

It melted with yearning, and all of it is sighs,

scorching, kindled within it by love for you.

يا حبيبا لولا معانيه تجلى

لفؤادي لما بكى وتباكا

O beloved, had his meanings not shone forth

to my heart, it would neither have wept nor feigned tears.

زدتني في الهوى غراما ووجدا

وولوها ولست ابغي سواكا

You have increased my passion and yearning in love,

and lovesick bewilderment; I seek no one but you.

كل جزء مني وعينيك عين

شفها الشوق فهي طورا تراكا

Every part of me—by your eyes—is an eye.

Longing has worn it thin, and at times it beholds you.

انت قلبي ومهجتي ولعمري

انا لم اعرف الهوى لولاكا

You are my heart and my lifeblood, and by my life,

I would not have known love were it not for you.

هذه قصتي وانت حبيبي

خلني من جفاك روحي فداكا

This is my story, and you are my beloved.

Spare me your coldness; may my soul be your ransom.