لَأَعذَلَنَّ فُؤادي أَبلَغَ العَذَلِ

حَتّى أُنَهنِهَهُ عَن مِثلِ ذا العَمَلِ

I shall surely reproach my heart with the utmost blame,

Until I restrain it from ever committing such a deed again,

مَنّانِيَ الصَبرَ لا يَألو لِيوقِعَني

حَتّى إِذا صارَ بي في مَقطَعِ السُبُلِ

It promised me patience, sparing no effort to ensnare me,

Until, when it had led me to where all paths are severed,

أَبى الوَفاءَ بِما مَنّى وَأَسلَمَني

لِكُلِّ مُعجِلَةٍ عَن مَوقِتِ الأَجَلِ

It refused to fulfill its vows and surrendered me

To every calamity that hastens death before its appointed time.

أُفٍّ وَأُفٍّ لِقَلبي ما استَجَبتُ لَهُ

قَلباً لَقَدكانَ مِنّي غَيرَ ذي أَمَلِ

Fie, and fie again, upon my heart that I ever answered its call,

A heart that was, in my regard, devoid of all hope.