1. طَالَتْ إِلَيْكَ رَسَائِلِي وَوَسَائِلِي

    يا ذَا المَلاحَةِ والعِذَارِ السَّائِلِ

    My letters and entreaties to you have gone on so long.

    O you of beauty and flowing cheek-down,

  2. أَنْجِزْ بِوَصْلٍ مِنْكَ لِي فَإِلى مَتَى

    يَا نُورَ عَيْنِي بِالوُعُودِ مُماطِلي

    Make good your promise by granting me union with you—for how long,

    O light of my eye, will you put me off with promises?