1. If only I had never attained your kindness
And reached that union
١. ليتَني لَمْ أَكُنْ لعَطْفِكِ نِلْتُ
وإلى ذلكَ الوِصَالِ وصلتُ
2. For what you have blamed me for
Is but shame I have brought upon myself
٢. فالذي مِنِّي اشْتَمَلْتِ عليهِ
أَلِعَارٍ ما قَدْ عليهِ اشْتَمَلْتُ
3. The ignorant said I have become wise but I do not know
That I had become wise until I was ignorant
٣. قالَ ذُو الجَهْلِ قَدْ حَلُمْتَ ولا أَعْ
لَمُ أَنِّي حَلُمْتُ حتى جَهِلتُ
4. He blames me for my ignorance but why
Did I alone love then kill
٤. لائمٌ لي بجهلِهِ ولماذا
أنا وَحْدِي أَحْبَبْتُ ثُمَّ قَتَلْتُ
5. I will grieve my whole life and cry over
What you have done, not what I have done
٥. سَوْفَ آسى طولَ الحياةِ وأبكي
كِ على ما فَعَلْتِ لا ما فَعَلْتُ