ألا فَليُوَطِّن نَفسَه كلّ عاشق

ألا فَليُوَطِّن نَفسَه كلّ عاشق

على خمسة مَحثُوثَةٍ بغَرامِ

على خمسة مَحثُوثَةٍ بغَرامِ

Take heed: let every lover brace himself

O every lover must prepare himself

For five things spurred on by ardent love:

For five certain things which love will make most clear:

رقيبٍ وواشٍ ومُفَنِّدٍ

رقيبٍ وواشٍ ومُفَنِّدٍ

مُلِحٍ ودمع واكفٍ وسقام

مُلِحٍ ودمع واكفٍ وسقام

A watcher, a talebearer, and a faultfinder—

A spy, a reproach, an enemy,

Insistent—and streaming tears, and sickness.

A parting, tears, and now sickness, my dear