كادَ العَذولُ يُضِلُّني

كادَ العَذولُ يُضِلُّني

عَن حُكمِهِ لَولا اِصطِباري

عَن حُكمِهِ لَولا اِصطِباري

The reproacher nearly turned me

The reproacher nearly led me astray

from his dominion, but for my patient endurance.

from its rule, but for my patient endurance.

لا يَبقَ لِلعُشّاقِ بَع

لا يَبقَ لِلعُشّاقِ بَع

دَ تَبَصُّري فيهِ اِغتِراري

دَ تَبَصُّري فيهِ اِغتِراري

No delusion of mine can remain among lovers after

Let there not remain for lovers, after

this clear insight of mine into love.

my insight into it, the delusion that was mine.

أنا في الهَوى مِمَّن يُقا

أنا في الهَوى مِمَّن يُقا

رَنُ بِالفَلاسِفَةِ الكِبارِ

رَنُ بِالفَلاسِفَةِ الكِبارِ

In love, I am one of those compared

In love, I am among those who are

with the great philosophers.

compared with the great philosophers.

أَثارَهُ سودٌ بِقَل

أَثارَهُ سودٌ بِقَل

بي وَهْيَ بيضٌ في عِذاري

بي وَهْيَ بيضٌ في عِذاري

Dark tresses stirred it in my heart,

Its traces are black within my

though the hair upon my cheek is white.

heart, and they are white in my sideburns.

كَم ذا التَغاضي وَالتَنَص

كَم ذا التَغاضي وَالتَنَص

صُحُ بَينَ سِرٍّ أَو جِهارِ

صُحُ بَينَ سِرٍّ أَو جِهارِ

How long will this looking away and admonition continue,

How long this turning a blind eye and

whether in secret or openly?

offering counsel, in secret or openly?

حُرَقُ الغَرامِ لَذيذَةٌ

حُرَقُ الغَرامِ لَذيذَةٌ

لا بِتَّ مُحتَرِقاً بِناري

لا بِتَّ مُحتَرِقاً بِناري

The burnings of passion are delicious;

The burning pangs of passion are sweet;

may you never spend a night burning in my fire.

may you not spend the night burning in my fire.