يا وجهَ مُعتذرٍ ومُقلةَ ظالمِ

يا وجهَ مُعتذرٍ ومُقلةَ ظالمِ

كم من دَمٍ ظُلماً سَفكتَ بلا دَمِ

كم من دَمٍ ظُلماً سَفكتَ بلا دَمِ

O face of one who begs pardon, and eye of a wrongdoer!

O face making excuses yet oppressive

How much blood you have unjustly shed, with no blood to avenge!

How much blood unjustly have you shed without shedding blood

أوَجدْتِ وَصْلي في الكتاب مُحرَّماً

أوَجدْتِ وَصْلي في الكتاب مُحرَّماً

ووجدْتِ قَتْلي فيهِ غيرَ مُحرَّمِ

ووجدْتِ قَتْلي فيهِ غيرَ مُحرَّمِ

Have you found union with me forbidden in the Book,

You made my affection in scripture forbidden

And found killing me not forbidden in it?

Yet you found my murder permissible and not forbidden

كم جنَّةٍ لكِ قد سكنْتُ ظِلالَها

كم جنَّةٍ لكِ قد سكنْتُ ظِلالَها

مُتفكِّهاً في لذَّةٍ وتَنعُّمِ

مُتفكِّهاً في لذَّةٍ وتَنعُّمِ

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

How many heavens have I dwelled under their shade

Reveling in pleasure and luxurious ease.

Reveling in bliss and luxury

وشربتُ في خمرِ العيونِ تعلُّلاً

وشربتُ في خمرِ العيونِ تعلُّلاً

فإذا انتشَيْتُ أجودُ جودَ المِرْزَمِ

فإذا انتشَيْتُ أجودُ جودَ المِرْزَمِ

And I drank of the wine of eyes for solace;

And I drank from the wine of eyes intoxicated

Then, when intoxicated, I give as lavishly as Mirzam.

When I was satiated, I would give generously like clouds raining heavily

وإذا صحَوْتُ فما أقصِّرُ عن ندى

وإذا صحَوْتُ فما أقصِّرُ عن ندى

وكما علمتِ شَمائلي وتكرُّمي

وكما علمتِ شَمائلي وتكرُّمي

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

And when I awoke I would not refrain from generosity

And my character and generosity are as you have known.

As you knew my noble character and generosity