1. They claimed that I am fickle in love
In love, they claimed I am fickle
١. زعموا أنِّي خَؤونٌ في الهوى
في الهوى أنِّي خَؤونٌ زعموا
2. They sinned in truth when they suspected me
Me, when they suspected, they sinned in truth
٢. أثِموا حقاً وقد ظنُّوه بي
بي وقد طنُّوه حقاً أثِموا
3. They wronged when they saw me being just
Being just when they saw me, they wronged
٣. ظلموا لمّا رأوني مُنصِفاً
مُنصِفاً لمّا رأوني ظلموا
4. They knew what was in my heart about them
About them what was in my heart they knew
٤. علموا ما في فؤادي منهمُ
منهمُ ما في فؤادي علموا
5. They resented my extreme passion for them
For them my extreme passion they resented
٥. نقموا فرطَ ولوعي بهمُ
بهمُ فرطَ ولوعي نقموا
6. They blamed from a passion in me secretly
Secretly from a passion in me they blamed
٦. سلموا مِن لوعةٍ بي في الحشا
في الحشا من لوعةٍ بي سلموا
7. They judged when they saw me obedient
Obedient when they saw me, they judged
٧. حكموا لمّا رأوني طائعاً
طائعاً لمّا رأوني حكموا
8. They honored origin and lineage
Lineage and origin they honored
٨. كَرُموا أصلاً وطابوا عنصراً
عنصراً طابوا وأصلاً كَرُموا
9. They understood my love so they resisted intentionally
Intentionally resisted and my love they understood
٩. فَهِموا وجدي فجاروا عامداً
عامداً جاروا ووجدي فَهِموا
10. They prohibited my union and permitted my murder
My murder permitted and my union prohibited
١٠. حرَّموا وصلي وقتلي حلَّلوا
حلَّلوا قتلي ووصلي حرَّموا
11. They are my purpose and from them is my comfort
My comfort from them and my purpose they are
١١. فهُمُ قصدي ومنهمُ راحتي
راحتي منهمُ وقصدي فهُمُ
12. They granted when they saw me independent of their slips
Of their slips independent when they saw me, they granted
١٢. نَعِموا أين استقلَّتْ بزلُهمْ
بزلُهمْ أين استقلَّتْ نَعِموا