1. أَما عَلِمَت عَيناكَ إِنّي أُحِبُّها

    كَما كُلُّ مَعشوقٍ عَليمٌ بِعاشِقِ

    Do your eyes not know that I love them,

    As every beloved knows their lover?

  2. أَلَم تَرَ عَيني وَهيَ تَسرُقُ نَظرَةً

    إِلَيها عَلى خَوفٍ بِعَبرَةِ وامِقِ

    Have you not seen my eye as it steals a glance

    Toward them, in fear, with an ardent lover's tear?

  3. أَراني سَأُبدي حُبَّهُ مُتَعَرِّضاً

    وَإِن لَم أَكُن في الحُبِّ مِنهُ بِواثِقِ

    I think I shall reveal my love for him, making advances,

    And though I am not assured of his love.