1. أنا إنْ سلوتُهم فما عُذْري

    لا أَدْمُعي نفدَتْ ولا صبري

    If I cease to love them, what excuse have I?

    Neither my tears nor my patience have run out.

  2. قالوا اعتذرْ للأئمينَ نعمْ

    عذري بأني ذو هوى عذري

    They said, “Offer your excuse to the reproachers.” Yes—

    My excuse is that mine is a chaste, ‘Udhri love.