1. They asked me of their love, and I rebuffed them,
Though love once tempted me, and was my wont.
١. ومما سلاني عن هَواهُم وصدَّني
وقد كنتُ مَغرىً بالهوى وهو دَيدَني
2. That they should spurn me, and each noble lover,
While freely yielding to each grasping hand -
٢. نفارُهُم مني ومن كل عاشقٍ
عفيفٍ وهُم في طوع كلِّ يدي دَني