1. يا مَن لِقَلبِ في الهَوى مُتَشَعِّبِ

    بَل مَن لِقَلبٍ بِالحَبيبِ عَميدِ

    Ah, who will aid a heart torn apart by love?

    Nay, who will aid a heart stricken by the beloved?

  2. سَلمى هواهُ فَلَيسَ يَذكُرُ غَيرَها

    دونَ الطَريفِ وَدونَ كُلِّ تَليدِ

    Salma is its love; it remembers none but her,

    To the exclusion of newly acquired wealth and all inherited riches.

  3. إِنَّ القَرابَةَ وَالمَوَدَّةَ أَلَّفا

    بَينَ الوَليد وَبَينَ بِنتِ سَعيدِ

    Indeed, kinship and affection have formed a bond

    Between al-Walid and the daughter of Sa'id.

  4. يا قَلبُ كَم كَلِفَ الفُؤادُ بِغادَةٍ

    مَمكورَةٍ رَيّا العِظامِ خَريدِ

    O heart, how deeply the heart has been enamored of a tender young woman,

    Her legs shapely and full, her bones well covered in flesh—a shy maiden.