إلى اللَه أشكو من بداني بوصله

إلى اللَه أشكو من بداني بوصله

فلما حوى قلبي براه ببخله

فلما حوى قلبي براه ببخله

To God I complain of him who first approached me with his affection.

To Allah I complain of the cruelty of my beloved

Then, when he possessed my heart, he wore it away with his stinginess.

For when she took possession of my heart, she dealt with it stingily

سآجر نفسي عن تقاضيه راضياً

سآجر نفسي عن تقاضيه راضياً

إلى أن أراه ساخطاً بعد فعله

إلى أن أراه ساخطاً بعد فعله

I shall recompense myself for forgoing demands on him, content,

I will restrain my soul from reproaching her, being content

until I see him displeased after what he has done.

Until I see her become angry after her act

وآخذ منه العفو ما دام باخلاً

وآخذ منه العفو ما دام باخلاً

وأنهى لساني أن يعود لعذله

وأنهى لساني أن يعود لعذله

And I shall take what he freely gives, so long as he remains miserly,

And I will beg her pardon as long as she is stingy

and forbid my tongue to return to reproaching him.

And I will silence my tongue from returning to blame her

فرب اعتذارٍ قد تمنيت أنني

فرب اعتذارٍ قد تمنيت أنني

خرست وأني لم أخاطب بمثله

خرست وأني لم أخاطب بمثله

For many an apology has made me wish that I

For many a time I have wished that I was mute

had fallen mute, and had never been addressed with its like.

And had not addressed her with the like of this speech