قبل هذا الملامِ يا عُذَّالي

قبل هذا الملامِ يا عُذَّالي

كُنْتُ طوعاً إذ كانَ قلبي سالي

كُنْتُ طوعاً إذ كانَ قلبي سالي

Before this reproach, O my reproachers,

Before this blame, O fault-finders

I was compliant when my heart was carefree.

I was obedient when my heart was sound

كانَ قلبي لو لم يُتَيمهُ ذو الخا

كانَ قلبي لو لم يُتَيمهُ ذو الخا

ل مطيعَ النّصوح لو كانَ خالي

ل مطيعَ النّصوح لو كانَ خالي

My heart, had it not been enthralled by the one with the beauty—

My heart, had it not been made an orphan by the one with the mole

mark, would have obeyed the sincere counselor, had it been free.

Would have been obedient to sincere advice had it been devoid

قد أُصيبت حشاشَتي منه بالْعَيْ

قد أُصيبت حشاشَتي منه بالْعَيْ

نِ وهذا تأثيرُ عينِ الكمالِ

نِ وهذا تأثيرُ عينِ الكمالِ

My heart’s core has been struck by him with the evil—

My pupil was struck by him with the eye

eye; and this is the effect of perfection’s eye.

And this is the effect of the eye of perfection