وَقَدَّكَ إِنَّهُ حَسَنُ التَثَنّي

وَقَدَّكَ إِنَّهُ حَسَنُ التَثَنّي

لَقَد أَخَذَ الأَسى وَالشَوقُ مِنّي

لَقَد أَخَذَ الأَسى وَالشَوقُ مِنّي

By your figure, truly graceful in its swaying,

You praised him, saying he is good at writing couplets

Grief and longing have indeed taken their toll on me.

Indeed, longing and sorrow have taken me

أَقِلني مِن صُدودِكَ أَو تَعَمَّد

أَقِلني مِن صُدودِكَ أَو تَعَمَّد

فَدَيتُكَ في الهَوى قَتلى تُرِحني

فَدَيتُكَ في الهَوى قَتلى تُرِحني

Spare me your rejection, or resolve—

Lessen your aloofness toward me, or do it intentionally

May I be your ransom—to kill me in love and give me rest.

For the sake of your love, my slaying would comfort me

بُليتُ بِساخِطٍ لا شَيءَ أَحلى

بُليتُ بِساخِطٍ لا شَيءَ أَحلى

إِلَيهِ مِنَ التَعَدّي وَالتَجَنّي

إِلَيهِ مِنَ التَعَدّي وَالتَجَنّي

I am afflicted with a wrathful one; nothing is sweeter

I was afflicted by one angry for no reason

To him than wrongdoing and groundless blame.

Nothing is more pleasing to him than transgressing and teasing me