1. وَلَهَا مِنَ الأَوْتَارِ حِيْنَ تَجُسُّهَا

    إِذْنٌ عَلَى حُجْبِ القُلُوبِ لَطِيْفُ

    And from the strings, when she touches them, she gains

    A subtle license to pass the veils of hearts.

  2. شَغَلَتْ عُقُولَ السَّامِعِيْنَ فَكُلُّهَا

    مُصْغٍ إِلَى نَغَمَاتِهَا مَصْرُوفُ

    She has engrossed the listeners’ minds, so each

    Listens intently, turned toward her melodies.

  3. تَرِدُ الجَوَانِحَ والعُقُولُ شَوَاخِصٌ

    فِيْهَا فَتَقْعُدُ والعُقُولُ وُقُوفُ

    She enters the breasts while minds stand transfixed;

    Within them she sits, while the minds remain standing.

  4. لَوْ كَانَ مِنْ حَجَرٍ فُؤَادُكَ لَمْ تَرُحْ

    إِلاَّ وَأَنْتَ بِحُبِّهَا مَشْغُوفُ

    Were your heart of stone, you would not depart

    Without being consumed by love for her.