1. قَمَرٌ دونَ حُسنِهِ الأَقمارُ

    وَكَثيبٌ مِنَ النَقا مُستَعارُ

    A moon whose beauty surpasses that of other moons;

    And a dune borrowed from the sands;

  2. وَغَزالٌ فيهِ نِفارٌ وَلا بِد

    عَ فَمِن شيمَةِ الظِباءِ النَفارُ

    And a gazelle, skittish—and no

    Wonder, for gazelles are skittish by nature.

  3. لا أُعاصيهِ في اِجتِراحِ المَعاصي

    في هَوى مِثلِهِ تَطيبُ النارُ

    I do not disobey him in committing sins;

    In loving one like him, even fire is sweet.

  4. قَد حَذِرتُ المِلاحَ دَهراً وَلَكِن

    ساقَني نَحوَ حُبِّهِ المِقدارُ

    I have long been wary of beauties, and yet

    Fate drove me toward loving him.

  5. كَم أَرَدتُ السُلُوَّ فَاِستَعطَفَتني

    رُقيَةٌ مِن رُقاكَ يا عَيّارُ

    How often I sought to forget, only to be won back

    By one of your spells, O rogue!