وَكَنى الرَسولُ عَنِ الجَوابِ تَظَرُّفاً

وَلَئِن كَنى فَلَقَد عَلِمنا ماعَنى

The Messenger evaded answering out of courtesy

Yet though he evaded, we knew what he meant

قُل يا رَسولُ وَلا تُحاشِ فَإِنَّهُ

لا بُدَّ مِنهُ أَساءَ بي أَم أَحسَنا

Say, O Messenger, and do not equivocate for

You must tell me if he wronged me or did me good

الذَنبُ لي فيما جَناهُ لِأَنَّني

مَكَّنتُهُ مِن مُهجَتي فَتَمَكَّنا

The blame is mine for enabling him

I gave him power over my heart and he took it