ألح عذولي في هواه وزاد في

ألح عذولي في هواه وزاد في

ملامي فقلت احتل على غير مسمعي

ملامي فقلت احتل على غير مسمعي

My reproacher harped on my love for him and went further in

My lover insisted on his love and increased

Blaming me; I said, “Ply your wiles on some ear other than mine.”

My blame, so I said, "Occupy yourself with someone else, not me."

فلم يدر من فرط الولوع بذكره

فلم يدر من فرط الولوع بذكره

مصيبته حتى تعشقه معي

مصيبته حتى تعشقه معي

So, through his excessive fondness for mentioning him, he did not realize

But he did not know, from excessive ardour in remembering him,

His misfortune until he fell in love with him alongside me.

That it would lead to misfortune for him to fall in love with me.