ياO ظالماًcruel one حلdwelt فيin ضميريmy innermost self
يا ظالماً حل في ضميري
وألزمand compelled القلبthe heart أنto تحولmove away
وألزم القلب أن تحول
O cruel one who dwelt in my innermost self,
O oppressor who resides in my conscience
and forced my heart to move away,
And obliges my heart to transform
تعلمlearned الشعرthe hair منكfrom you لماwhen
تعلم الشعر منك لما
رأىsaw غراميmy passion جفاturned harsh وطولand grew long
رأى غرامي جفا وطول
the hair learned from you: when
Poetry learned from you when
it saw my passion, it turned harsh and grew long.
My love saw cruelty and length
Sol 6.1