نَبَذَ العهود مُغاضبي فألمَّ بي

نَبَذَ العهود مُغاضبي فألمَّ بي

في صورة الإِشفاق طَيفُ النابذِ

في صورة الإِشفاق طَيفُ النابذِ

My angry beloved cast aside the vows; then there came to me

He broke his pledges in anger, bringing pain upon me

In the guise of compassion, the forsaker's phantom.

In the guise of compassion, the specter of the breaker

فسألتُه أن لا يفوه بما جى

فسألتُه أن لا يفوه بما جى

فَيحيله عني بقولٍ نَافذِ

فَيحيله عني بقولٍ نَافذِ

So I asked him not to speak of what had happened [uncertain reading],

So I asked him not to utter what has passed

Lest he turn him away from me with a piercing word.

Lest he turn it against me in decisive speech

فمضى ونمَّ عليَّ فيما قلتهُ

فمضى ونمَّ عليَّ فيما قلتهُ

فأتى يهددني بسيف شاحذ

فأتى يهددني بسيف شاحذ

But he went and informed against me about what I had said,

Yet he went on, and threw in my face what I had said

And he came threatening me with a keen-edged sword.

Then came to threaten me with a sharpened sword

رحماك قد صدق الخيال وإِنما

رحماك قد صدق الخيال وإِنما

هذا مقامُ المستجير العائذ

هذا مقامُ المستجير العائذ

Have mercy! The phantom spoke truly; indeed,

Have mercy, for imagination told the truth

This is only the station of one seeking protection and refuge.

This is the place of one seeking refuge