1. جُد يا غزالي

    لي بالوصال

    Be generous, O my gazelle,

    and grant me union.

  2. وهاك روحي

    خذها ومالي

    And here is my soul;

    take it, and my wealth.

  3. أسَرت قلبي

    إذ رام قُربي

    You captured my heart

    when it longed for my nearness.

  4. فارفق به يا

    بدر الكمال

    So be gentle with it, O

    full moon of perfection.

  5. من بعد رقّي

    لا ترض عتقي

    After my enslavement,

    do not consent to my release;

  6. وَدَعن قنّا

    من الموالي

    and leave me a bondsman

    among the retainers.

  7. سحر الجفون

    منه جنون

    The magic of the eyelids—

    from it comes madness;

  8. والعقل من ذا

    لفي عقال

    and reason, because of this,

    is indeed in fetters.

  9. يا مَن جفاني

    لمّا سباني

    O you who shunned me

    once you had taken me captive,

  10. قد ضاع صبري

    فما احتيالي

    my patience is gone;

    so what recourse have I?

  11. الهجر داء

    فَهَل دواء

    Separation is a sickness;

    so is there a cure

  12. لداء هجري

    من الوصال

    for the sickness of my separation

    to be found in union?

  13. تُرى يا بدري

    بحالي تدري

    I wonder, O my full moon,

    do you know my plight,

  14. باللَه أو لا

    تدري بحالي

    by God, or do you not

    know my plight?