1. You say to me, angry at my indulgence,
When you had called me for something that perhaps drew us together.
١. تَقولُ لي وهيَ غَضْبَى من تدلّلها
وقد دعتني لشيءٍ ربَّما كانَا
2. If a man's wife does not make him good,
Then do not blame me when we become like strangers.
٢. إنْ لمْ تنكني نيكَ المرء زوجتهُ
فلا تلمْني إِذا أَصبحْتَ قَرنانَا
3. It's as if your companion is a pliant candle,
That my comfort ebbs each time you disturb it.
٣. كأَنَّ أَيركَ شمعٌ في رَخاوَتهِ
فكلَّما عَرَكَتْهُ رَاحتي لانَا