1. يا صاحِبي إِنَّ الدُموعَ تَنَفَّسَت

    فَدَعِ الدُموعِ الدُموعَ تُبيحُ ما قَد أَضمَرَت

    O my companion, the tears have indeed drawn breath.

    So let the tears—the tears—reveal what they have concealed.

  2. قَد كُنتُ أَكتُمُ عَن وُشاتي سِرِّها

    وَلَقَد جَرى طِرفُ الحَديثِ كَما جَرَت

    I had kept their secret from my slanderers,

    And indeed the steed of talk has run, just as they ran.

  3. لِلَهِ لَيلاتٌ قَرَنَّ نُجومَها

    بَل بَدرَها بِوُجوهٍ عَيشٍ أَقمَرَت

    God be praised for nights that paired their stars—

    Rather, their full moon—with life's faces that shone like moons.

  4. أَغلَت عَلى السُلوانِ شَوقَكُمُ فَما

    باعَت كَما أَمَرَ الغَرامُ مَن اِشتَرَت

    They priced longing for you too high for forgetfulness, and did not

    Sell those they had bought, obeying passion's command.