1. تَظُنُّ بِنا أُمُّ الرَبيع سآمَةً

    أَلا غَفَرَ الرَحمانُ ذَنبا تُواقِعُهْ

    Umm al-Rabi‘ thinks we have grown weary;

    Ah, may the All-Merciful forgive the sin she commits!

  2. أَأَسأمُ ظَبيا في ضُلوعي كِناسهُ

    وَبَدرَ تَمامٍ في فُرادي مَطالِعُهْ

    Could I tire of a gazelle whose lair lies within my ribs,

    And a full moon whose rising places lie in my heart,

  3. وَرَوضَةَ حُسنٍ أَجتَني مِن ثِمارِها

    وَبارِدَ ظَلمٍ لَم تُكَدّر شَرائِعُهْ

    And a garden of beauty whose fruits I gather,

    And cool saliva whose watering places have not been muddied?

  4. إِذا سَئِمَت كَفّي نَوالاً تُفيضُهُ

    عَلى مُعتَفيها أَو عَدُوّا تُقارِعُهْ

    Only when my hand tires of the bounty it pours

    Upon those seeking its gifts, or of a foe it battles.