1. By Allah, if I were pious
I would not have befriended you, being a judge,
١. أَما وَاللَهِ لَو أَنّي تَقيٌّ
لَما آخَيتُ مِثلَكَ وَهوَ قاضِ
2. But I have committed evils worse than yours,
So I have made affection independent of litigation.
٢. وَلَكِن بِتُّ شَرّاً مِنكَ فِعلاً
فَأَغنَيتُ الوِدادَ عَنِ التَقاضي
3. So do not break the ropes of the covenant from me,
For you have nothing to fear from me rebelling.
٣. فَلا تَنقُض حِبالَ العَهدِ مِنّي
فَما تَخشى لَدَيَّ مِن اِنتِفاضي