أقمتُ ببابك في جفوةٍ

يُلوِّن لي قولَه الحاجبُ

I stood at your door in aloofness

His words were colored by his frown

فيطمعني تارةً في الوصول

وربَّتَما قال لي راكبُ

At times he gave me hope of union

At others he told me move on

فاعلم عند اختلاف الكلام

وتخليطه أنَّه كاذبُ

Know that when words contradict

And mingle, it is but a lie

وأعزم عزماً فيأبى عليّ

امضاءَه رأيي الثاقبُ

I am determined, though he refuses

To honor what my insight implies

وأني أراقب حتى يثو

بَ للحرِّ من رأيه ثائبُ

I watch until confusion takes

Its toll on his fickle mind’s prize

فإن تعتذرْ تُلِفِني عاذراً

صَفوحاَ وذاك هو الواجبُ

If he makes amends, I’ll meet him gently

That is what should suffice

وإلا فإني إذا ما الحبا

ل رَثَّتْ قُواها لها قاضبُ

If not, when passions dissipate

A firm rescinder will suffice