1. I brandished you like a gilded sword,
but when I struck with you, you bent.
١. هَزَزتُكَ هِزَّةَ السَيفِ المُحَلّى
فَلَمّا أَن ضَرَبتُ بِكَ اِنثَنَيتُ
2. I praised you with the praise of a coy glance,
so you would flow in honor as I did.
٢. مَدَحتُكَ مِدحَةَ الطَرفِ المُجَلّي
لِتَجرِيَ في الكَرامِ كَما جَرَيتُ
3. But that praise went to waste,
for I lied about you and fabricated.
٣. فَهَبها مِدحَةً ذَهَبَت ضَياعاً
كَذِبتُ عَلَيكَ فيها وَاِفتَرَيتُ
4. You are not a man of loyalty.
It was as if, when I praised you, I had sinned.
٤. فَأَنتَ المَرءُ لَيسَ لَهُ وَفاءٌ
كَأَنّي إِذ مَدَحتُكَ قَد زَنَيتُ