نعم كانَ ما قالَ الوُشاةُ وأكثرُ
وكم كشَفَت حالي دُمُوعي وأستُرُ
Yes—what the slanderers said was true, and there was more besides.
How often my tears revealed my state, though I tried to hide it.
قد اعتَرفَت عَيناكَ بالقَتل عِندهم
وما قَتلُ مِثلي يا مقاتِلُ يُنكَرُ
Your eyes have confessed before them to the killing;
and who could deny the killing of one like me, O slayer?
فإن كنتَ تَخشى أن تُقادَ بمُهجَتي
جُفونُكَ فاغمِد سَيفَها فهو مُشهَرُ
If you fear that your eyelids will be brought to retribution for my lifeblood,
then sheathe their sword—for it stands drawn.
تَصبَّرتُ بعدَ الصَّبرِ لما فقَدتُه
زَماناً وكَم يَبقَى عَليَّ التصبُّرُ
After patience failed me, I forced myself to endure
for a time—but how long can such endurance be demanded of me?
ويَعذُرُني فيكَ العَذولُ فإن تَخُن
وِدادي فَعُذري عندَه مُتَعذِّرُ
Even the reproachful censor excuses me where you are concerned; but if you betray
my love, then before him I can offer no excuse.
Sol 5.6