1. يا عيني لازِمي السهر طول الليالي

    عشقي في محبوبي اشتهر رقّوا لحالي

    O my eye, keep vigil throughout the nights.

    My love for my beloved has become known; take pity on my plight.

  2. من نعشقُه مالي سواه

    ولا نملُّه

    The one I love—I have none but him.

    And I never tire of him.

  3. ولم نزَل نتبَع رضاه

    الدهرَ كله

    And I have never ceased to seek his pleasure,

    For all of time.

  4. ومن يلومني في هواه

    نبدا نقول له

    And whoever reproaches me for loving him,

    I begin to say to him:

  5. يا لائمي ما تعتبر من ضعف حالي

    عشقي في محبوبي اشتهر رقوا لحالي

    O my reproacher, do you not heed my weakened state?

    My love for my beloved has become known; take pity on my plight.

  6. يا لائمي فلا ملام

    حبي مواصِل

    O my reproacher, let there be no reproach.

    My beloved grants union.

  7. اسقني يا ساقي المدام

    صافي المناهِل

    Give me drink, O cupbearer of wine,

    Whose springs are pure,

  8. خمراً يهيجُ الغرام

    لمن هو عاقل

    A wine that stirs passion

    In anyone of sound mind.

  9. أدرهُ علينا في السحر والجو خالي

    عشقي في محبوب اشتهر رقوا لحالي

    Pass it round among us before dawn, while the surroundings are deserted.

    My love for a beloved has become known; take pity on my plight.

  10. سكر جميع أهل الهوى

    يا ساقيَ الراح

    All the people of love grew drunk,

    O cupbearer of wine.

  11. هذا انعكف هذا التوى

    هذا في الإفراح

    This one bent over; that one writhed.

    This one is rejoicing.

  12. لكلِّ امرىء ما نوى

    والسرُّ قد باح

    Each person has what he intended,

    And the secret has been revealed.

  13. أنا غرامي قد ظهر بين الرجل

    عشقي في محبوبي اشتهر رقوا لحالي

    As for me, my passion has become plain among men.

    My love for my beloved has become known; take pity on my plight.