1. أُودِّعُ في حِبِّي الحياةَ فلم يَعُد

    لَديَّ رَجاءٌ في البَقيةِ من عُمري

    For my beloved I bid life farewell; no longer

    Have I any hope for what remains of my life.

  2. محمد رِفقاً بي فما لِيَ حيلَةٌ

    لَديكَ سوَى صَبري وما ليَ مِن صَبر

    Muhammad, be gentle with me, for I have no recourse

    With you except my patience—and I have no patience.

  3. دَعوا لَحظَهُ في القَلبِ يفتِكُ جُهدهُ

    فَراحةُ جِسمي في الُوصولِ إلى القَبرِ

    Let his glance ravage my heart with all its might,

    For my body's repose lies in reaching the grave.

  4. لَئن كان بَدرُ التَّمِّ يَحكي جَبِينَهُ

    فليس لِبَدرٍ التَّمِّ مَبسِمُهُ الدُّرِّي

    Even if the full moon were to mirror his brow,

    Yet the full moon lacks his pearly smile.

  5. وليس لِبَدرِ التِّمِّ هُدبَ شِفارِهِ

    وليس لهُ ما في لِحاظِه مِن سِحرِ

    Nor does the full moon have the lashes of his eyelids,

    Nor does it have the enchantment in his glances.