قَد قُلتُ لَمّا مَرَّ بي مُعرِضاً

قَد قُلتُ لَمّا مَرَّ بي مُعرِضاً

في قَفَصٍ يَحمِلُ زَرزورا

في قَفَصٍ يَحمِلُ زَرزورا

I said, when he passed me by, turning away,

Once when he passed by with his camel

Carrying a starling in a cage:

Carrying a sparrow in a cage

يا ذا الَّذي تَيَّمَني حُبُّهُ

يا ذا الَّذي تَيَّمَني حُبُّهُ

إِن لَم تَزُر حَقّاً فَزُر زورا

إِن لَم تَزُر حَقّاً فَزُر زورا

O you whose love has enthralled me,

I said: O he whose love has left me forlorn

If you will not visit in earnest, then visit in pretense.

If you do not visit in truth then visit in pretense