1. وَجْهُكِ طَلْعَـةُ بـَدْرٍ

    خَــدُّكِ قِطْعَــةُ سُكَّــرْ

    Your face is a full moon rising.

    Your cheek is a piece of sugar.

  2. عَامُنَا لَفَّتْهُ اللَّيَــالِي

    وَالمَدَى بِالسَّعْدِ يُذْكَرْ

    The nights have enfolded our year,

    and that span is remembered with joy.

  3. نَفْسِي فِي قَبْضَةِ شَوْقٍ

    مِسْكُهُ ;لُبْنَى; وَأَعْطَرْ

    My soul is in the grip of longing,

    whose musk is Lubna—and more fragrant still.

  4. كُـلَّمَا لَاحَ صَـبَاحٌ

    نُورُكِ السَّاحِرُ أَسْفَرْ

    Whenever a morning dawns,

    your enchanting light shines forth.

  5. وَانْثَنَى بِالشَّوْقِ قَلْبٌ

    فِي مُحَـيَّاكِ وَأَزْهَــرْ

    And a heart bent with longing

    and blossomed in your countenance.

  6. يَا حَبِيباً فِي فُؤادِي

    كَعَبِيرِ الوَرْدِ يُنْشَرْ

    O beloved within my heart,

    spreading like the fragrance of roses.

  7. إِنَّ لُقْيَاكِ لَعَمْرِي

    كَالهَنَا بِالعِيدِ يُظـفَـرْ

    Indeed, meeting you—by my life—

    is like the joy found at Eid.