1. She blamed me for abandoning wine and said,
"Has an educated man spurned it with disdain?"
١. عَيَّرَتْني تَرْكَ الـمُدامِ وقالَتْ
هَلْ جَفاها مِنَ الكِرامِ أديبُ
2. Under the veil, she is light; in the desert, coolness;
In her cheeks, a blaze.
٢. هِيَ تَحْتَ الظَّلامِ نُورٌ وفي الأكْـ
ـبادِ بَرْدٌ وفي الخُدودِ لَهِيبُ
3. I said, "O you who have turned from wisdom's path,
Who spurns good counsel will get no gain from me.
٣. قُلتُ يا هذه عَدَلْتِ عَنِ النُّصْـ
ـحِ وما للرَّشادِ منكِ نَصيبُ
4. To reveal what's veiled is to rend; with lips that entice,
On Judgement Day, many sins to see."
٤. إنَّها للسُّتورِ هَتْكٌ وبالأَلْـ
ـبابِ فَتْكٌ وبالـمَعادِ ذُنوبُ