[1] Habiibki ween macha ? Ooriina, ya inti al-ajmal // min al-awiin ! Habiibki faat be ween ? Ooriina, achaan nifattuchuuh maʼaaki.
[2] Habiibi nazal foogi ana jineentah al-mazruuʼa be chadar al-dukhkhaan. Wa yasrah fi jineentah wa yagtaʼ al-nuwwaar.
[3] Habiibi, ana leyah hu wa hu leyi ana. Hu saarih fi l-nuwwaar.
[4] Inti jamiile, ya habiibti, misil hillit Tirsa wa samha misil Madiinat al-Khudus. Inti ajiibe misil deech aziim al-maachi be raaytah !
[5] Dalli uyuunki minni achaan gaaʼidiin yibarjuluuni. Wa chaʼarki misil danab al-faras al-naazle min jabal Gilʼaad.
[6] Wa sunuunki buyud misil laban al-khanam wa misil al-riheew // al-barradah al-matar. Ayyi sinn be gabiilitha, ma fi waahide kula wagaʼat.
[7] Wa khuduudki misil al-rummaanaat khaadi le laffaahitki.
[8] Mumkin malik al-balad indah 60 malikaat wa 80 sirriiyaat wa banaat udriiyaat bala adad.
[9] Wa laakin ana, hamaamti hi waahide wa jamiile. Hi waahide fi ammaha wa waalditha tihibbaha. Al-banaat chaafanha wa gaalan : «Mabruuk leeki.» Al-malikaat wa l-sirriiyaat chaafanha wa chakaranha wa gaalan :
[10] «Hi di yaati al-tibiin misil taluuʼ al-harraay ? Hi beeda misil al-gamar wa tiraari misil al-harraay. Hi ajiibe misil deech aziim al-maachi be raaytah !»
[11] Ana nazalt fi jineenit al-fawaakih le nichiif nabaat al-waadi. Jineenit al-inab ramat walla ? Chadar al-rummaan nawwar walla ?
[12] Wa min duun naʼarfah, hasabt nafsi ana raakib fi arabat al-malik !
[13] Taʼaali ! Taʼaali, ya bitt hillit Chulaam ! Gabbili le nichiifuuki ! Maala waajib nichiifu bitt hillit Chulaam al-talʼab been saff al-banaat // wa saff al-subyaan ?