1. ياقاتِلَيَ أَوَما كَفى

    حَتّامَ في قَتلي تُباِز

    O my slayer, has it not been enough?

    How long will you fight to kill me?

  2. ماذا تَظُنُّ بِعاشِقٍ

    يَصفَرُّ حينَ يَراكَ جائِز

    What do you think of a lover

    who turns pale when he sees you passing by—

  3. صَبٍّ بِأَسرارِ الهَوى

    خَوفاً مِنَ الواشينَ رامِز

    a lovesick man who, about love's secrets,

    speaks in hints for fear of talebearers?

  4. فَأَنامِلٌ أَبَداً تُشي

    رُ وَأَعيُنٌ أَبَداً تُغامِز

    So fingers forever gesture,

    and eyes forever exchange winks.

  5. وَمُهَفهَفٍ بَينَ القُلو

    بِ وَبَينَ مُقلَتِهِ هَزاهِز

    And a slender-waisted one—between hearts

    and his eye, battles rage.

  6. شاكي السِلاحِ يَقولُ أَب

    طالَ الهَوى هَل مِن مُبارِز

    Fully armed, he says, “Champions

    of love, is there a challenger?”

  7. قَد فُزتُ مِنهُ بِالوِصا

    لِ وَلَم أَكُن عَنهُ بِعاجِز

    I have won union with him,

    and I was not powerless to attain it.

  8. وَلَثَمتُهُ في خَدِّهِ

    فَعَدَدتُ أَلفاً أَو يُناهِز

    And I kissed him on his cheek,

    then counted a thousand, or nearly as many.