1. تداعى عليكَ الناسُ لاحٍ وعاتبُ

    يظنّون قلبي عن غرامكَ راغبُ

    The people have rallied against you—blamers and reproachers.

    They think my heart turns away from loving you.

  2. وما علموا أنّي أحبّك كيفمَا

    تكونُ .. ومهما كدّرتني المعايِبُ

    And they did not know that I love you however

    You may be, and however much your faults distress me.

  3. أمَا ودموعُ العين نمّت عن الهوى

    فعذركَ مقبولٌ وصفحيَ واجبُ

    Indeed, the tears of the eye have revealed love;

    So your excuse is accepted, and I must forgive.