1. سَلي تَعَلمي إِن كُنتِ عالِمَةٍ

    بِأَنَّ لَيسَ في حُبّي لِغَيركِ مَطمَعُ

    Ask and you will learn, if you are knowledgeable,

    That no one but you may hope for my love,

  2. وَأَنَّ ليَ القَلبَ الَّذي لَيسَ خاليا

    مِنَ الوَجدِ وَالجَفن الَّذي لَيسَ يَهجَعُ

    And that I have a heart that is not free

    Of longing, and an eyelid that does not sleep.

  3. يُذَكِّرُنيكِ الغُصنُ يَهتَزّ عِندَما

    يَهبّ نَسيمٌ وَالغَزالَةُ تَطلَعُ

    The branch reminds me of you, swaying whenever

    A breeze blows; so does the sun as it rises.

  4. فَواللَه لا أَنفَكَ أَذكُرُ مَوضِعي

    لَدَيكَ وَلا أَنفَكُّ نَحوَكِ أَنزِعُ

    So, by God, I never cease recalling my place

    With you, nor do I cease to yearn toward you.