يا سالماً من سهري

يا سالماً من سهري

قد ذقت حرَّ الفِكَرِ

قد ذقت حرَّ الفِكَرِ

O you untouched by my sleeplessness,

O my peace from my vigil

I have tasted the burning heat of thoughts.

I have tasted the heat of thought

غبتَ فما زالَ الكرى

غبتَ فما زالَ الكرى

مغيباً عن بصري

مغيباً عن بصري

You went away, and sleep has remained

You were absent, yet yearning

absent from my eyes.

Remained hidden from my sight

يا حسَناً صرتُ لهُ

يا حسَناً صرتُ لهُ

مملكاً بالنظرِ

مملكاً بالنظرِ

O beautiful one, to whom I have become

O beauty, to him I became

a possession through a glance,

A kingdom by mere glance

ظفرتَ بالقلبِ فلا

ظفرتَ بالقلبِ فلا

تكن لئيمَ الظفَرِ

تكن لئيمَ الظفَرِ

you have won my heart, so do not

You have won my heart, so do not

be ignoble in victory.

Be mean in victory