1. كلُّ أيّامِكَ هَجرُ

    ونصيبي منك غَدرُ

    All your days are estrangement.

    And my share from you is betrayal.

  2. واحتمالي عنك فرضٌ

    في الهوى لو كان صَبرُ

    And bearing with you is my duty

    in love, if there were patience.

  3. كلما أذنبتَ ذنباً

    كان في وجهك عُذرُ

    Whenever you committed a sin,

    your face held an excuse.

  4. قد تستَّرت ولكن

    ليس عند العشق سترُ

    I have veiled myself, but

    there is no veil before passion.

  5. غرَّني لينُك في القو

    لِ وتحت اللِّين نَفرُ

    Your gentleness in speech deceived me,

    and beneath that gentleness lies aversion.

  6. ومعاني الحبِّ يَشهَد

    نَ بأن العشق سِحرُ

    And the meanings of love bear witness

    that passion is magic.