1. تُرى بَرَكاتُ بورِكَ فيهِ بَدري

    بِما أَلقاهُ مِن سَهَرٍ وَفِكرِ

    The blessings of my full moon—may he be blessed—are seen

    in the sleeplessness and brooding I endure.

  2. غَزالٌ إِن لَحاني فيهِ لاحٍ

    يَقومُ عِذارُهُ عَنّي بِعُذري

    A gazelle: if a censurer reproaches me for him,

    the down on his cheeks rises to my defense.

  3. رَنا فَرَمى فُؤادي مِنهُ طَرفٌ

    لَهُ سَهمانِ مِن غُنجٍ وَسِحرِ

    He gazed, and a glance from him shot my heart;

    it has two arrows, of coquetry and magic.

  4. فَلَو رَنَّةٌ في فيهِ خَفَّت

    عَلى سَمعي إِذاً ما خَفَّ صَبري

    So if a ringing note in his mouth fell lightly

    upon my ear, then my patience would not wane.