1. لَقَد أَخطَأتُ في حُبِّي

    وَفي تَكرمَةِ الكَلبِ

    I have indeed erred in my love,

    and in honoring the dog.

  2. وَقَد أَصبَحتُ فيما جِئْ

    تُ مُحتاجا إِلى ضَربِ

    And for what I have done, I have become

    in need of a beating.

  3. وَلَولا أَنَّني أَذنَب

    تُ ما عاقَبَني رَبِّي

    And had I not sinned,

    my Lord would not have punished me.

  4. وَما أَعجَبُ مِن فِعلي

    وَما أَعظَمُ مِن ذَنبي

    And what is stranger than my deed,

    and what is graver than my sin?

  5. دَعاني الجَهلُ أَن أَقرَر

    تُ لِلخنزيرِ بِالحُبِّ

    Ignorance led me to avow

    my love to the pig.

  6. وَلَو كُنتُ تَثَبَّتُّ

    لَعوفيتُ مِنَ السَبِّ

    And had I acted cautiously,

    I would have been spared abuse.

  7. وَلكِن كانَ ذَنبُ ال

    قَلبِ لا أَفلَحَ مِن قَلبِ

    But it was the fault of the

    heart—may such a heart never prosper!

  8. فَإِن عُدتُ فَإِنّي أَح

    وَجُ النَّاسِ إِلى صلبِ

    So if I do it again, then I shall be

    more in need of crucifixion than anyone.