فَعَتْبي له عَتْبُ البريء وخِيفَتي

لحِرصي على عُتْباه خِيفَةُ جانِ

My reproach of him is an innocent man’s reproach, while my fear—

so eager am I for his favor restored—is an offender’s fear.

فإنْ يكُ لي ذَنبٌ فأينَ وَسائلي

وإن لم يكن ذَنبٌ ففيمَ جَفاني

If I have some fault, where are my accuser and my questioner?

And if there is no fault, why then has he shunned me?