1. ومترف كالماء رقة جسمه

    والقلب منه قساوة كالجلمد

    And a pampered one, his body as delicate as water,

    yet his heart as hard as solid rock.

  2. حكمته في حبه ومدامعي

    يشهدن لي في حبه بتفردي

    I made him judge of my love for him, while my tears

    bear witness for me that I am unrivaled in loving him.

  3. ثم الوشاة إليه أني زاهدٌ

    فيه وغرهم كبير تجلدي

    Then the slanderers told him I was indifferent

    to him; my great fortitude had deceived them.

  4. فجعلت أقسم بالنبي وآله

    والمسجد الأقصى ورب المسجد

    So I began to swear by the Prophet and his family,

    and al-Aqsa Mosque and the Lord of the mosque,

  5. إني على ما سنه شرع الهوى

    في العاشقين وسل دموعي تشهد

    that I abide by what the law of love has ordained

    among lovers; ask my tears—they will testify.

  6. فأبى قبول معاذري أفديه من

    صرف الحوادث فهو أكرم من فدي

    But he refused to accept my excuses; I would ransom him from

    the vicissitudes of fate, for he is the noblest ever ransomed.