1. يا مَن جَفاني وَمَلا

    رِفقاً بِعَبدك مَهلا

    O you who have shunned me and grown weary,

    Be gentle with your slave; go gently.

  2. لَم تَبقَ عَيناك عُضواً

    ما أَودَعت فيهِ نَصلا

    Your eyes have left no limb

    in which they have not lodged a blade.

  3. هاتيكَ حَبة قَلبي

    عَلى اللَظى تَتقلّا

    That is the kernel of my heart,

    roasting over the blaze.

  4. كَأَنَّها مسك خال

    بِجَمر خَدك يَصلا

    As though it were a beauty spot's musk,

    scorched by the embers of your cheek.

  5. وَتِلكَ نَفسي فاضَت

    أَسى وَلَم أَتَسلى

    And there my soul has overflowed

    with sorrow, and I have found no solace,

  6. إِلّا وَإِنَّكَ أَشهى

    مِن الحَياة وَأَحلى

    except that you are indeed more desirable

    than life, and sweeter.