1. You thought this world
Was too narrow for us
١. حسِبتُم هذه الدنيا
تضيق برحبها عنا
2. So whenever we came
You openly shunned us
٢. فصرتم كلما جئنا
نفرتم جهرةً منا
3. You did wrong when you frowned
Upon this ardently devoted one
٣. أسأتم إذ تبرّمتم
بهذا المغرم المضنى
4. And you doubted
His true loyalty
٤. وجرتم حين غيّرتم
بصدق ولائهِ الظنا
5. If you were fair you would say
He is a man of letters who worships beauty
٥. ولو أنصفتمو قلتم
أديبٌ يعبدُ الحسنا