وقائلٍ كيفَ بِها جزتما

وقائلٍ كيفَ بِها جزتما

فقلْتُ قَولاً فيه إنصافُ

فقلْتُ قَولاً فيه إنصافُ

And someone asked, “How did you two pass through it?”

A critic asked how I could bear with her

So I gave a fair reply:

So I gave an answer that was fair:

لم يَكُ من شَكْلي فتارَكتَهُ

لم يَكُ من شَكْلي فتارَكتَهُ

والنَّاسُ أشكالٌ وألاَّفُ

والنَّاسُ أشكالٌ وألاَّفُ

“He was not of my kind, so I parted from him;

Her beauty was not of my ideal shape

And people have their peers and close companions.”

People have different forms, and that's great