1. يا وجهَ مُعتذرٍ ومُقلةَ ظالمِ

    كم من دَمٍ ظُلماً سَفكتَ بلا دَمِ

    O apologetic face and oppressor's eye!

    How much blood you have unjustly shed without spilling blood!

  2. أوَجدْتِ وَصْلي في الكتاب مُحرَّماً

    ووجدْتِ قَتْلي فيهِ غيرَ مُحرَّمِ

    Have you found union with me forbidden in the Book,

    And found killing me there not forbidden?

  3. كم جنَّةٍ لكِ قد سكنْتُ ظِلالَها

    مُتفكِّهاً في لذَّةٍ وتَنعُّمِ

    In the shade of many a garden of yours I have dwelt,

    Reveling in pleasure and bliss.

  4. وشربتُ في خمرِ العيونِ تعلُّلاً

    فإذا انتشَيْتُ أجودُ جودَ المِرْزَمِ

    And I drank of the wine of eyes, seeking solace;

    Then, when I grow tipsy, I give as freely as al-Mirzam.

  5. وإذا صحَوْتُ فما أقصِّرُ عن ندى

    وكما علمتِ شَمائلي وتكرُّمي

    And when I am sober, I do not fall short in generosity,

    And my character and generosity are as you have known them.