تالله ان الذي قد جال في خلدي

تالله ان الذي قد جال في خلدي

ما حاكه قول ذي عذل وذي حسد

ما حاكه قول ذي عذل وذي حسد

By God, what has passed through my mind

By God, what roams in my mind

was not woven by the words of a reproacher and an envier.

Is not spun by jealous or envious tongues

ولم يكن ذاك من وهم كما زعمت

ولم يكن ذاك من وهم كما زعمت

بنات فكرك ان الزعم لم يفد

بنات فكرك ان الزعم لم يفد

Nor did it come from delusion, as claimed

Nor is it, as you claimed, fanciful illusion

by the daughters of your thought; indeed, the claim was of no avail.

Your suppositions, my dear, are futile

وان ودك اخشى أن تمزقه

وان ودك اخشى أن تمزقه

يد الهواجس يا من وده كبدي

يد الهواجس يا من وده كبدي

And indeed, I fear your love may be torn apart

And your affection, I fear, will be torn apart

by the hand of misgivings, O you whose love is my liver.

By worries, O you who afflicts my heart