أَصبَحتُ مُصدِّقاً مَقالَ الواشي

أَصبَحتُ مُصدِّقاً مَقالَ الواشي

يا وَيليَ إِذ مُناهُ نالَ الواشي

يا وَيليَ إِذ مُناهُ نالَ الواشي

I have come to believe the slanderer’s words.

I have come to believe the slanderer's words.

Woe is me if the slanderer attains his desire!

Woe is me, now that the slanderer has attained his wishes.

قَد كِدتُ من الوصال أَقضي وطَراً

قَد كِدتُ من الوصال أَقضي وطَراً

لكن شَقي الجدُّ وَحال الواشي

لكن شَقي الجدُّ وَحال الواشي

I had almost, through union, satisfied my longing,

I had almost fulfilled my desire through union.

but fortune proved adverse, and the slanderer stood in the way.

But fortune was unkind, and the slanderer stood in the way.