1. A beloved came to me saying he had broken his vow
So I spend nights with stars that do not set
١. حَبيبٌ أَتاني أَنَّهُ خانَ عَهدَهُ
فَبِتُّ بِلَيلٍ ما تَزولُ كواكِبُه
2. By God, I do not know whether to overlook his sin
As if I did not know him, or to reproach him
٢. فَوَاللَهِ ما أَدري أُغضي لِذَنبِهِ
كَأَنّي لَم أَعلَم بِهِ أَم أُعاتِبُه
3. When he commits a sin, I act as though
I were the sinner, though the sin is his
٣. إِذا ما جَنى ذَنباً ظَلَلتُ كَأَنَّني
بِهِ صاحِبُ الذَنبِ الَّذي هُوَ صاحِبُه