1. بليت بِأَزرق العَينين أَحوى

    حَوى رقّي فَعنّفني العذولُ

    I was afflicted with a blue-eyed, dark-hued beloved;

    He held me in thrall, and the reproacher rebuked me.

  2. وَقال أرى بزرق العَين شُؤما

    فَقُلت لَهُ أَبن لي ما الدَليلُ

    And said, "I see an ill omen in blue eyes."

    I said to him, "Explain to me: what is the proof?"

  3. فَقال دَليله قَد صحّ عِندي

    بِأَنّك في مَحبّته قَتيلُ

    He said, "Its proof is clear to me:

    For you are slain by your love for him."

  4. فَقُلت أَلا تَرى أَنّي شَهيد

    وَلي فَضل الشَهادة يا جَهولُ

    I said, "Do you not see that I am a martyr?

    And mine is the honor of martyrdom, you ignorant fool!

  5. وَها أَنا في جِنان الخَدِّ مِنهُ

    أُنعَّمُ وَهيَ لي ظلٌّ ظَليلُ

    And here I am in the gardens of his cheek,

    Granted bliss, and they are a sheltering shade for me.

  6. فَمُت يا عاذِلي كَمداً وَغَيظاً

    فَلَيسَ لِمثل مَن أَهوى مَثيلُ

    So die of grief and rage, O my reproacher,

    For the one I love has no equal."