1. بأبِي الزائر سِرّاً

    خافِياَ عن كل حِسّ

    May my father be ransom for the visitor who comes in secret,

    hidden from every sense:

  2. رشأٌ يجزع من لح

    ظِي وتقبِيلي ولمسِي

    a young gazelle, alarmed by my

    glance, my kisses, and my touch.

  3. زارني ليلاً ليخفِي

    شخصه عن كل إِنس

    He visited me by night to conceal

    his person from all humankind.

  4. فدَرى الواشِي وهل يُخ

    فى الدُجَى مطلعَ شمسِ

    Yet the informer found out—and can

    darkness conceal the rising of a sun?

  5. مالنا واشٍ سِوى حس

    نِك يا حِبِّي وأُنْسي

    We have no informer save your

    beauty, O my love and my solace.