1. قالَ لي العاذِلُ تَسلو

    قُلتُ لِلعاذِلِ تَتعَب

    The reproacher said to me, "You will forget your love."

    I told the reproacher, "You will tire yourself out."

  2. أَنا بِالعاذِلِ لابَل

    أَنا بِالعالَمِ أَلعَب

    I toy with the reproacher—no, rather,

    I toy with the world.

  3. كَلِماتي هِيَ سِحرٌ

    وَهِيَ البابُ المُجَرَّب

    My words are magic,

    And they are the tried-and-tested gateway.

  4. أَنكَرَ العاذِلُ مِنّي

    أَنَّ قَلبي يَتَقَلَّب

    The reproacher disapproved of this in me:

    That my heart keeps changing.

  5. أَذكُرُ اليَومَ سُلَيمى

    وَغَداً أَذكُرُ زَينَب

    Today I mention Sulayma,

    And tomorrow I mention Zaynab.

  6. لِيَ في ذَلِكَ سِرٌّ

    بَرقُهُ لِلناسِ خُلَّب

    I have a secret in that:

    Its lightning deceives people, bringing no rain.

  7. أَيُّها السائِلُ عَنّي

    مَذهَبي في الحُبِّ مَذهَب

    O you who ask about me,

    My way in love is a way of its own.

  8. لَيسَ في العُشّاقِ إِلّا

    مَن يُغَنّي لي وَأَشرَب

    Among lovers there is none but

    One who sings for me while I drink.

  9. فَلِنَفسي أَنا أُطري

    وَلِنَفسي أَنا أَطرَب

    So for my own sake I offer praise,

    And for my own sake I rejoice.