أدارَت ظهرَها للحُبِّ مَرَّهْ

أدارَت ظهرَها للحُبِّ مَرَّهْ

فـ «طنَّشها» وحطَّمَ ألفَ جَرَّهْ

فـ «طنَّشها» وحطَّمَ ألفَ جَرَّهْ

She turned her back on love once.

She turned her back on love once

So he ignored her and shattered a thousand jars.

So he "ignored her" and broke a thousand pots

وعادَت تَحمِلُ الأعْذارَ صِدْقًا

وعادَت تَحمِلُ الأعْذارَ صِدْقًا

فكذَّبها، وصارَ الصِدْقُ ضُرَّهْ

فكذَّبها، وصارَ الصِدْقُ ضُرَّهْ

And she returned, bearing excuses in earnest.

And she came back bearing excuses sincerely

So he disbelieved her, and truth became a rival wife.

But he called her a liar, and sincerity became a burden