1. They say that my beloved has done me wrong
By her estrangement, though she does no wrong,
١. يقولون سُعدى أساءَتْ إلي
كَ وهْيَ بهجرانِها مُحسٍنَه
2. For through her estrangement I have gained in life,
So my day is as a month, my month a year.
٢. لأني قدِ ازدَدْتُ عمراً بِهِ
فيوميَ شهرٌ وشَهري سَنَه