تَرَكتُ هَوَى سَعدى وَلَيلى بِمَعزلٍ

تَرَكتُ هَوَى سَعدى وَلَيلى بِمَعزلٍ

وَعُدتُ إلَى مَصحُوبِ أَوَّلَ مَنزِلِ

وَعُدتُ إلَى مَصحُوبِ أَوَّلَ مَنزِلِ

I set aside love for Sa‘da and Layla,

I left behind the passion of Sa'di and Layla in seclusion

And returned to the companion of the first abode.

And returned to the companions of my first home

غَزَلتُ لَهُم غَزلاً رَقِيقاً فَلَم أَجِد

غَزَلتُ لَهُم غَزلاً رَقِيقاً فَلَم أَجِد

لِغَزلِيَ نَسَّاجاً فَكَسَّرتُ مِغزِلي

لِغَزلِيَ نَسَّاجاً فَكَسَّرتُ مِغزِلي

I spun fine yarn for them, but found no

I wove for them delicate poetry but did not find

Weaver for my yarn, so I shattered my spindle.

A weaver for my poetry, so I broke my loom