1. يكفيكِ يا ذَاتَ اللَّمى يكفيكِ

    ما قد لَقِيتُ مِنَ الصَّبابةِ فيكِ

    Let it suffice you, O you of dusky lips, let it suffice you:

    what I have suffered from longing for you.

  2. داوي ضنىً في القَلْبِ أنتِ جَلَبْتِهِ

    فدواءُ دائي رشْفَةٌ مِنْ فيكِ

    Heal the wasting sickness in my heart that you yourself have caused;

    for the cure of my sickness is a sip from your mouth.

  3. أفديكِ قد عَبثتْ صباباتُ الهوى

    بي فارفقي يا مُنْيتي أفديكِ

    I would ransom you! The ardent longings of love have toyed

    with me; so be gentle, O my heart’s desire—I would ransom you!

  4. واللهِ ما تركَ الهوى مِنّي سوى

    جسمٍ نَحيلٍ أو دمٍ مَسْفوكِ

    By God, love has left of me nothing but

    a gaunt body or spilled blood.