1. My stratagems have turned against me in Rasha
He who is so humble does not accept the bribe
١. قَد ضاقَتِ الحيلَةُ بي في رَشاً
لا يَقبَلُ الرِشوَةَ مِن ذُلّي
2. I have not aspired from a promise that has a summit
Except that I looked over the expectation
٢. لَم أَرقَ مِن وَعدٍ لَهُ ذِروَةً
إِلّا وَأَشرَفتُ عَلى المَطلِ
3. His flaw is his pride in what
happens to the likes of me from the likes of him
٣. آفَتُهُ غِرَّتُهُ بِالَّذي
مِن مِثلِهِ يَجري عَلى مِثلي
4. If he were not deluded by love's affair
He would have connected me to the connection
٤. لَو لَم يَكُن غِرّاً بِأَمرِ الهَوى
أَوصَلَني مِنهُ إِلى الوَصلِ