1. وجه غادتي القمر

    راق لي به السمر

    My maiden's face is the moon;

    In its presence, evening conversation delights me.

  2. فيه وردة غرست

    جال حولها الخفر

    In it a rose was planted;

    Modesty circled around it.

  3. شق بالشقيق فم

    حيث أينع الزهر

    A mouth was cleft in anemone red,

    Where the flowers bloomed.

  4. قيل فيه كأس طلي

    قيل خاتم عطر

    They called it a cup of wine;

    They called it a fragrant ring.

  5. قيل ثغرها حبب

    قيل ثغرها درر

    Her mouth, they said, was bubbles;

    Her mouth, they said, was pearls.

  6. إن رنت وإن خطرت

    يمتلي بها النظر

    If she gazes, and if she walks with a sway,

    The gaze is filled with her.

  7. العون ترمقها

    والقلوب تنفطر

    The matrons gaze at her,

    And hearts are rent.

  8. العقول تصحبها

    والرؤوس تنحسر

    Minds accompany her,

    And heads are bared.

  9. سطوة الغرام بها

    في النفوس تنحصر

    The power of love for her

    Is confined within souls.

  10. مستهامها ثمل

    في الهوى له وطر

    Her lovesick admirer is intoxicated;

    In love he has a longing.

  11. لا غبار عن دنف

    إبه لا ولا وزر

    No blame falls on a lovesick man;

    [Unclear word]—no, nor any sin.

  12. ساقني الغراملها

    هكذا قضى القدر

    Love drove me to her;

    Thus fate decreed.