1. عَلام تَصُدُّني وَأَراكَ دَوماً

    تَميلُ مَعَ الهَوى يا غُصن بان

    Why do you turn me away, when I always see you

    Swaying with desire, O bough of the bān tree?

  2. رُوَيدَكَ قَد قَتَلتَ مِنَ التَصابي

    وَذاكَ دمى بِاِطراف البنان

    Gently now—you have slain me with your flirtation,

    And that is my blood upon your fingertips.