عابوا وقالوا تسل عنه

عابوا وقالوا تسل عنه

فقلتُ هذا أوان حبي

فقلتُ هذا أوان حبي

They found fault and said, “Forget about him.”

They mocked and said forget him

So I said: this is the time for my love.

So I said this is the time of my love

إنّ الذي عبتموه منهُ

إنّ الذي عبتموه منهُ

هو الذي يشتهيه قلبي

هو الذي يشتهيه قلبي

Indeed, what you found fault with in him

Indeed, the one you blame

Is what my heart desires.

Is the one my heart desires

وكلما عبتموه عندي

وكلما عبتموه عندي

زاد جنوني به وعجبي

زاد جنوني به وعجبي

And whenever you criticized him in my presence,

And the more you blame him to me

My madness for him and my admiration grew.

The more my madness for him grows