1. عاتبتُ نفسي في هوا

    كَ فلم أجدها تَقبلُ

    I reproached my soul over its love of

    you, but found it would not accept my reproach.

  2. وأطعتُ داعيها إِلَي

    كَ ولم أطِع من يَعذلُ

    And I obeyed its summons toward

    you, and did not obey whoever censured me.

  3. لا وَالذي جَعلَ الوجو

    هَ لِحُسنِ وجهِك تَمثُلُ

    No, by Him who made the faces

    stand before the beauty of your face,

  4. لا قلتُ إن الصبرَ عن

    كَ من التصابي أجملُ

    never would I say that bearing separation from

    you is lovelier than youthful dalliance.