جفاني الفلان لأنْ ظنني

جفاني الفلان لأنْ ظنني

بتلك الهدية أبغي مراما

بتلك الهدية أبغي مراما

So-and-so shunned me, because he thought

So-and-so shunned me, for he thought

that with that gift I sought some end.

I sought some end through that gift.

فمن أجلها كفّ رجع الكلام

فمن أجلها كفّ رجع الكلام

وكانت حزاماً فأضحت لجاما

وكانت حزاماً فأضحت لجاما

And because of it, all further talk ceased:

So because of it he withheld a reply;

it had been a belt, but became a bridle.

and it had been a belt, but became a bridle.