1. I weep to the East, if their dwellings are
To the West of mine, in fear of slander and gossip.
١. أَبكي إِلى الشَرقِ إِن كانَت مَنازِلُهُم
مِمّا يَلي الغَربَ خوفَ القيلِ وَالقالِ
2. I talk of a mole on the cheek, when I lament her,
In fear of the backbiters - though no mole is on the cheek at all.
٢. أَقولُ بِالخَدِّ خالٌ حينَ أَنعَتُها
خَوفَ الوُشاةِ وَما بِالخَدِّ مِن خالِ
3. O most heedless of people of my love, yet most aware
of how to cure my sadness and distress!
٣. يا أَغفَلَ الناسِ عَمّا بي وَأَعلَمَهُم
بِما يُداوى بِهِ حُزني وَبَلبالي
4. Though you shun us and sever us,
We are unchanged, however you leave us.
٤. لَسنا وَإِن كُنتَ تَجفونا وَتَقطَعُنا
بِتارِكيكَ عَلى حالٍ مِنَ الحالِ