1. أذكرُ وجداً فيدَّعي صوناً

    ثم يكونُ التراثُ لي هَجرا

    I speak of longing, so he professes chastity.

    Then the legacy left to me is abandonment.

  2. لا وأخذ الله من أساء بمَِن

    كانَ ضنى جسمهِ له عذرا

    And may God not punish one who wronged someone

    Whose bodily wasting was an excuse for him.

  3. ولا ابتلى اللَهُ بالهوى حسناً

    ابتدى التجني وآثرَ الغدرا

    Nor may God afflict with love a fair one

    Who began unjust reproaches and preferred betrayal,

  4. وكيدَ حتى كأنهُ حنقٌ

    أو طالبٌ في جفائِه وترا

    And schemed until he seemed enraged,

    Or a seeker of vengeance in his coldness.