1. أَصبَحَ القَلبُ مَريضاً

    راجَعَ الحُبَّ غَريضا

    The heart awoke ill,

    It returned to love afresh,

  2. وَأَجَدَّ الشَوقَ وَهناً

    إِذ رَأى بَرقاً وَميضا

    And renewed its longing at night,

    when it saw lightning gleam.

  3. ثُمَّ باتَ الرَكبُ نُوّا

    ماً وَلَم يَطعَم غُموضا

    Then the caravan spent the night asleep,

    while the heart tasted no sleep.

  4. ذاكَ مِن هِندٍ قَديماً

    وَدَّعَ القَلبَ مَهيضا

    That came from Hind long ago,

    leaving the heart shattered,

  5. إِذ تَبَدَّت لي فَأَبدَت

    واضِحَ اللَونِ نَحيضا

    when she appeared to me and revealed

    a fair-hued, full-fleshed form,

  6. وَعِذابَ الطَعمِ غُرّا

    كَأَقاحي الرَملِ بيضا

    And sweet-tasting, gleaming teeth,

    like white daisies in the sand.

  7. أَرسَلَت سِرّاً إِلَينا

    وَثَنَت رَجعاً خَفيضا

    She sent us a secret message,

    and repeated a hushed reply:

  8. أَن تَلَبَّث لي إِلى أَن

    نَلبَسَ اللَيلَ العَريضا

    “Wait for me until

    we clothe ourselves in the broad night.”

  9. وَكَأَنَّ الشَهدَ وَالإِس

    فِنطَ وَالماءَ الفَضيضا

    And it was as though honey and spiced wine

    and clear, fresh water

  10. باشَرَ الأَنيابَ مِنها

    بَعدَما ذُقتَ غُموضا

    had touched her canine teeth,

    after you had tasted sleep.