1. نَظَري إِلَيكَ عَلَيكَ يَش

    هَدُ لي بِأَنَّكَ لي حَبيبُ

    My gaze at you bears witness against you

    on my behalf, that you are my beloved.

  2. وَتَباعُدي حَذَرَ الوُشا

    ةِ وَأَنتَ مِن قَلبي قَريبُ

    And I keep my distance for fear of slanderers,

    though you are close to my heart.

  3. فَاُنظُر إِلى وَلَعي بِذِك

    رِكَ كُلَّما غَفَلَ الرَقيبُ

    So look at my ardor in remembering

    you whenever the watcher grows heedless.

  4. وَاُنظُر إِلى جِسمي فَفي

    ما حَلَّ بي العَجَبُ العَجيبُ

    And look at my body, for in

    what has befallen me lies a wondrous marvel.