لولا شغيل عافني بالقر

لولا شغيل عافني بالقر

ب حاول عن مزارك

ب حاول عن مزارك

Were it not for a little task that [held me back] near—

Were it not for passion distracting me in despondency

—by, [barring me] from visiting you,

I would have hastened to your tomb

لا تيت نحبوك مسرعا

لا تيت نحبوك مسرعا

ولصرت من غلمان دارك

ولصرت من غلمان دارك

[I would have come toward you] swiftly,

And become one of the youths of your abode

And I would have become one of the servant boys of your house.

By your enchanting glances

فبحق طرفك وافتنانك

فبحق طرفك وافتنانك

والمهذب من نجارك

والمهذب من نجارك

So, by your gaze and your artfulness,

And refined attributes

And the refinement of your lineage,

You favored me and said

إلا مننت وقلت لي

إلا مننت وقلت لي

أني وهبتك لاعتذارك

أني وهبتك لاعتذارك

Will you not grant me a favor and tell me,

I have forgiven you, apologizing

‘I have forgiven you for your apology’?