أَلاَ يا رُبَّمَا عَزَّ

خَليلي فَتَهاونتُ

Oh how often my friend grew arrogant,

And I overlooked it out of gentleness,

ولَو شِئتُ عَلَى مَق

دِرةٍ مِنَّي لَعاقبَتُ

Though if I wanted to punish him for it,

I would be well within my rights,

ولَكِن سَرَّني أَن يَع

لَمُوا قَدري فأَقلَعتُ

But I was pleased that they might know,

My worth, and so I let it pass,

أَلاَ لا فاسأَلوُا الفِت

يَةَ ما قالُوا وقَد قُمتُ

Oh ask the young men what they said,

When I stood and confronted them,

ولَكِنَّ حَبيبي جَلَّ

عِندي فَتغَافَلتُ

But my beloved is too dear to me,

So I turned a blind eye.