وَما جِئتُ جَهلاً إِنَّني بِكِ عالِمٌ

وَما جِئتُ جَهلاً إِنَّني بِكِ عالِمٌ

وَلَكِن لِأُبلي فيكِ عُذراً إِلى نَفسي

وَلَكِن لِأُبلي فيكِ عُذراً إِلى نَفسي

I did not come in ignorance; indeed, I know you.

I came not ignorant of you, I knew you well,

But to make my full excuse to my own soul concerning you.

But to excuse myself before my soul,

رَأَيتُكِ لا تَجزينَ وُدّي بِمِثلِهِ

رَأَيتُكِ لا تَجزينَ وُدّي بِمِثلِهِ

بِشانيكِ ما أَصبَحتُ فيهِ وَما أُمسي

بِشانيكِ ما أَصبَحتُ فيهِ وَما أُمسي

I found that you do not return my love in kind.

I saw you would not requite my love with love,

May your hater endure what I endure, morning and evening.

Yet in your honor I remain morn and eve.