1. كَرِهتُ مِنكَ العَذلا

    أَلا اِستَمِع لي الغَزَلا

    I loathe your reproaches.

    Come, listen to my love verse.

  2. أَلا أَصغَ في ناجودٍ

    تُريكَ مِنها الجَذلا

    Come, bend over a wine flagon:

    it shows you the delight within it.

  3. تُريكَ نورَ هُداها

    تُريكَ مِنها الأَمَلا

    It shows you the light of its guidance;

    it shows you the hope within it.

  4. تُريكَ شَمسَ سَناها

    تُريكَ مِنها الطِفلا

    It shows you the sun of its radiance;

    it shows you the child within it.

  5. زَها سُهَيلُ أَصيلٍ

    أُريدُ مِنهُ القُبَلا

    A late-afternoon Suhayl shone;

    I desire kisses from him.

  6. أَنا الشَهيدُ هَياماً

    وَما نَظَرتُ الكَحَلا

    I am a martyr to love's madness,

    though I have not seen the dark-rimmed eyes.

  7. أَنا الصَريعُ غَراماً

    وَما سَمِعتُ الصَحَلا

    I am struck down by passion,

    though I have not heard the husky voice.

  8. بَلِ الشَقيقُ بِقصرٍ

    سِراجِ حَلَّ الحَمَلا

    Rather, the anemone at the palace

    of Siraj has alighted in Aries.

  9. فَهِمتَ مِن أَتواقي

    وَقَد هَجَرتُ الحِلَلا

    You understood something of my longings,

    and I have forsaken the encampments

  10. لِأَجلِهِ وَدِياراً

    تَرَكتُ فيها المُقَلا

    for his sake, and homes

    where I left my eyes.