1. They say that I have turned away from the one I love
They lied, but he was not gentle of spirit
١. يَقُولون لي أَعرَضتَ عَمَّن تُحبُّهُ
كَذَبتُم وَلَكن لَم يَكُن رائِقَ النَفسِ
2. My turning away was not intentional
How could one turn away from the pinnacle of intimacy?
٢. وَلَم يَكُن الإِعراضُ مِنّي تَعَمُّداً
وَهَل يُمكِنُ الإِعراضُ عَن غايَةِ الأُنسِ
3. Rather, I averted my eyes from the light of his face
As sights turn away from the disk of the sun
٣. وَلَكن صَرَفتُ الطَرفَ مِن نُور وَجهِهِ
كَما تُصرَفُ الأَبصارُ عَن قُرصَةِ الشَمسِ