1. لا نالَ جسمكَ ما بطرفِك

    مما أضرَّ بجسمِ إلفك

    May your body never suffer what lies in your gaze—

    the affliction that has harmed your lover's body.

  2. ذَهبت معاتبهُ وكل لسا

    نهُ عن كُنهِ وصفِك

    His reproaches have ceased, and his tongue falls short

    of describing you to the full.

  3. حيرانُ أثقلهُ الهوى

    إثقالَ نصفِكَ ما بنصفِك

    Bewildered, he is weighed down by love,

    as half of you weighs down what lies at your middle.

  4. أمنُن عليهِ بوصلهِ

    أو خلِّ ما أضحى بكفِّك

    Show him kindness by granting him union,

    or release what now lies in your palm.