1. O you who rebuke me for the one I yearn for,
And blame me for the one I yearn over,
١. يا مَن يَحِنُّ عَلَيَّ فيما يَدَّعي
وَيَلومُني فيمَن أَحِنُّ عَلَيهِ
2. You cast advice before a youth,
Who is to passion as a slave before his master.
٢. حَتّامَ تَرمي النَصحَ بَينَ يَدي فَتىً
هُوَ لِلهَوى كَالعَبدِ بَينَ يَدَيهِ
3. I swear, if distraction itself sought me,
I would not look upon it.
٣. أَقسَمتُ لَوجاءَ السُلُوُّ بِنَفسِهِ
يَسعى إِلَيَّ لَما نَظَرتُ إِلَيهِ