1. I reproached him for his straying,
but he only increased his waywardness.
١. عاتَبتُه في تيهِهِ
فازدادَ في إِسرافِهِ
2. He sees my differing as intentional,
so I shunned him for our differences.
٢. ويَرى خِلافي عامِداً
فهَجَرتُه لخِلافِهِ
3. But I saw tenderness in his cheek,
and so I returned, entreating his forgiveness.
٣. ورَأيتُ عطفَةَ صُدغِهِ
فرَجعتُ في استِعطافِهِ