هَبني صَبَوتُ كَمَا تَرونَ بِزَعمِكُم

هَبني صَبَوتُ كَمَا تَرونَ بِزَعمِكُم

وَحَظِيتُ مِنهُ بِلَثمِ خَدِّ أزهَرِ

وَحَظِيتُ مِنهُ بِلَثمِ خَدِّ أزهَرِ

Grant that I fell in love, as you claim,

Grant that I fell in love, as you see it, according to your claim,

And had the joy of kissing his radiant cheek.

And had the good fortune to kiss his radiant cheek.

إنّي اعتَزَلتُ فَلاَ تَلُوموا إِنَّهُ

إنّي اعتَزَلتُ فَلاَ تَلُوموا إِنَّهُ

أضحَى يُقَابِلُني بِوَجهٍ أشعَرِي

أضحَى يُقَابِلُني بِوَجهٍ أشعَرِي

Indeed, I withdrew—so do not blame me; for he

I have withdrawn, so do not blame me, for he

Now meets me with a bearded face.

Now faces me with an Ashʿarī—hairy—face.