1. إِنِّي ثَنَيْتُ عن الحبيبِ عناني

    وأَطَعْت فيه دَوَاعِيَ السُّلوانِ

    Indeed, I turned my reins away from the beloved,

    And heeded the promptings to forget him.

  2. وملأْت جَفْني بَعدَ بَيْنِ معذِّبي

    وسَناً يَكادُ يَفِيضُ من أَجفاني

    And filled my eyelid, after parting from my tormentor,

    With drowsiness that almost overflows from my eyelids.

  3. وأَرحْتُ أَلسِنَة الوَرَى عن قولها

    هذا فلانٌ عاشقٌ لفُلاَنِ

    And gave people's tongues a rest from saying:

    "This is so-and-so, in love with so-and-so."