1. إن كان من حقِّ المودَّةِ في الهوى

    أن تَصرِموا حَبلَ التواصُلِ فاصرِموا

    If it is affection’s due in love

    that you sever the cord of fellowship, then sever it.

  2. ضيعت حق تحرمي بودادكم

    غر امرؤٌ بودادكم يتحرم

    You have disregarded my claim to protection through your affection;

    deluded is a man who seeks protection in your affection.

  3. وظلمتني وزعمت أني ظالمٌ

    ومن العجائب ظالِمٌ متظلم

    And you have wronged me and claimed that I am a wrongdoer;

    and among the wonders is a wrongdoer complaining of being wronged.

  4. فلأبعدن منكم وبالي كاسفٌ

    ولأصبرن عنكم وأنفي مُرغَمُ

    So I shall surely keep far from you, my spirits darkened,

    and I shall surely endure being without you, my nose rubbed in dust.

  5. ولو استطعت جزيتكم بفعالكم

    لكنني لا أستطيع فأكظمُ

    And if I could, I would repay you for your deeds,

    but I cannot, so I swallow my anger.

  6. ولعل دائرة الزمانِ تدورُ لي

    حتى تعودَ إلى التي هي أقومُ

    And perhaps the wheel of time will turn in my favor,

    until you return to what is most upright.