1. يا قمراً قلبي له مطلع

    وشادنا في مهجتي يرتع

    O moon whose rising place is my heart,

    And young gazelle who grazes in my soul,

  2. واللَه ما أطمع في العيش مذ

    أصبحت في وصلك لا أطمع

    By God, I have no hope of living since

    I lost hope of union with you.

  3. ليت كما يرتع في مهجتي

    أني في ريقته أكرع

    Would that, just as he grazes in my soul,

    I could drink deeply of his saliva.