يا عارضاً نفسَه وعارِضُه

يا عارضاً نفسَه وعارِضُه

يضرِب دون الوِصال بالحُجُبِ

يضرِب دون الوِصال بالحُجُبِ

O one who offers himself, while the down on his cheek

O you who feign affection though you spurn me,

sets up veils to bar union.

And raise a barrier to deny our tryst,

أَنْبتَّ منه لسُلوَتي سبباً

أَنْبتَّ منه لسُلوَتي سبباً

يا هاجري قبل ذا بلا سببِ

يا هاجري قبل ذا بلا سببِ

You have made a reason for me to forget you sprout from it,

For my distress you gave me cause enough,

O you who deserted me before this without a reason.

My flight preceded any cause for this.

فالْقَ به قطعَ كلّ ذي صلة

فالْقَ به قطعَ كلّ ذي صلة

هذا كُسُوفٌ بِعُقْدَةِ الذَّنب

هذا كُسُوفٌ بِعُقْدَةِ الذَّنب

So face, because of it, rejection by everyone attached to you:

So break with him who severs every bond,

this is an eclipse at the tail's node.

Misfortune ties the knot of guilt so tight.