1. يامَعشَرَ الناسِ هَل لي

    مِمّا لَقيتُ مُجيرُ

    O people, is there for me

    A protector from what I have suffered?

  2. أَصابَ غِرَّةَ قَلبي

    هَذا الغَزالُ الغَريرُ

    My heart was caught unawares

    By this guileless gazelle.

  3. فَعُمرُ لَيلي طَويلٌ

    وَعُمرُ نَومي قَصيرُ

    So the span of my night is long,

    And the span of my sleep is short.

  4. أَسَرتَ مِنّي فُؤادي

    يَفديكَ ذاكَ الأَسيرُ

    You have taken my heart captive;

    That captive would ransom you.