أقولُ وَقَد لامني

أقولُ وَقَد لامني

على حُبِّه عُذَّلي

على حُبِّه عُذَّلي

I say, having been reproached

I am blamed for his love,

by my reproachers for loving him:

Though he is slender and graceful,

أأسلو رقيقَ القِوامِ

أأسلو رقيقَ القِوامِ

مَلالاً وَقَد رقَّ لي

مَلالاً وَقَد رقَّ لي

Shall I forget one so delicate of form,

Shall I be bored with him,

out of weariness, when he has been tender toward me?

When he is so gentle to me?