كَلَّفْتُ فؤادي فيهِ مَا لم يَسعِ

كَلَّفْتُ فؤادي فيهِ مَا لم يَسعِ

حتّى يَئِستْ رَأفَتُهُ من جَزَعي

حتّى يَئِستْ رَأفَتُهُ من جَزَعي

For his sake, I burdened my heart with what it could not bear,

I tasked my heart with more than it could bear

Until his compassion despaired at my anguish.

Until its mercy despaired of my torment

ما زِلتُ أقيمُ في هَوَاهُ عُذري

ما زِلتُ أقيمُ في هَوَاهُ عُذري

حتّى رجَعَ العاذل بِهَواه مَعي

حتّى رجَعَ العاذل بِهَواه مَعي

I kept presenting my justification for loving him,

I kept presenting my love as an excuse

Until the reproacher came round to loving him alongside me.

Until the blamer returned with his love to me