1. Shall I be deprived of your affection, though clothed with it,
And removed from your good pleasure, though I sought it?
١. أَأُسلَبُ مِن وِصالِكِ ما كُسيتُ
وَأُعزَلُ عَن رِضاكِ وَقَد وَليتُ
2. How could I, when by your love's path willingly
I met with all the suffering I have met?
٢. وَكَيفَ وَفي سَبيلِ هَواكِ طَوعاً
لَقيتُ مِنَ المَكارِهِ ما لَقيتُ
3. I murmur no reproach that does not quickly fade,
I nourish no resentment that does not sleep.
٣. أُسِرُّ عَلَيكِ عَتباً لَيسَ يَبقى
وَأُضمِرُ فيكِ غَيظاً لا يَبيتُ
4. And my only return against slanderers is:
I am content with my lady's tyranny, content.
٤. وَما رَدّي عَلى الواشينَ إِلّا
رَضيتُ بِجَورِ مالِكَتي رَضيتُ