1. رِدُوا عَبرَةً تَهمِي كَما انهَمَلَ القَطرُ

    يُؤوِّرُها قَلبٌ كما التَهَبَ الجَمرُ

    Come drink of a tear that streams as rain pours down,

    Heated by a heart that blazes like embers.

  2. رَأيتُ الهَوى مُرّاً عَلَى مَن يَذُوقُهُ

    فَمَطلَبُهُ صَعب ومَركَبُهُ وَعرُ

    I found love bitter to whoever tastes it;

    So seeking it is hard, and riding it is rough.

  3. رَفَعتُ يَدي نَحوَ الحَبيبِ فَردَّها

    فَعُدتُ فَعادَ الجمرُ وافتُضِحَ السِّرُّ

    I raised my hand toward the beloved, and he turned it back.

    So I returned; the embers returned, and the secret was laid bare.

  4. رَمَانِي بسَهمٍ مِن سِهامِ صُدُودِهِ

    ولاَ هَدَفٌ إلاَّ التَّرائِبُ والنَّحرُ

    He shot me with one of the arrows of his rejection,

    With no target but the upper ribs and throat.

  5. رِضَايَ رِضاهُ بانَ عَنيَ أو دنا

    وَيحسُنُ باستحسَانِهِ الوَصلُ والهَجرُ

    My contentment is his, whether he leaves me or draws near,

    And his approval makes union and estrangement beautiful.

  6. رَكِبتُ جَموحَ الحُبِّ قَبلَ اختِبارِهِ

    فأذهَلَني عَن وَصفِ أخبَارهِ الخُبرُ

    I mounted love's unruly steed before testing it;

    Then firsthand experience left me too dazed to recount its tales.

  7. رَحِيقٌ إذا دَارَت عَلَى القَلبِكاسُهُ

    فَبَاطِنُهُ صَحوٌ وظَاهِرُهُ سُكرُ

    Pure wine—when its cup circles the heart,

    Its inward state is sobriety, its outward state intoxication.

  8. رَقِيبُ الهَوىَ لَم يُبقِ إلاّ صُبَابَةً

    مِن الرُّوح تُزجِيها الجَوانحُ والصَّدرُ

    Love's watcher has left only a last drop

    Of the soul, driven onward by the ribs and breast.

  9. رَهِينَةُ قَلبِي فِي يَدَيكَ وَدِيعَةٌ

    وكَفِّيَ مِن قَلبِي ومِن حُبِّهِ صِفرُ

    My pledged heart is a trust in your hands,

    And my palm is empty of my heart and of its love.

  10. رَجعتُ إلى الصَّبرِ الّذِي لا أطيقًهُ

    عَلَآ أنَّ مِثلي لَيسَ يَخدَعُهُ الصَّبرُ

    I returned to patience, which I cannot bear,

    Though one like me is not deceived by patience.