1. I swore to her that I had found in love
A brother of death, not a pretender or a hypocrite,
١. حَلَفتُ لَها أَن قَد وَجَدتُ مِنَ الهَوَى
أَخا المَوتِ لا بِدعاً وَلا مُتَأشِّبَا
2. And she claimed for me what I had done, so how could I
When I was denied in speech, called a liar,
٢. وَقَد زَعمَت لى ما فَعَلتُ فَكَيفَ لِى
إِذا كُنتُ مَردُودَ الكَلامِ مُكَذَّبَا