قالوا خَسِرْتَ القلبَ منذُ عَلِقْتَهُ

ورَبِحْتَ فيهِ شَماتَةَ الحُسَّادِ

They said, "You lost your heart when you gave it away,

And gained in it the gloating of enviers."

فأجبتُهمْ لا تعذُلونِي إنَّنِي

صانعتُهمْ عن مُهْجتي بفؤادي

So I answered them, "Do not blame me, for I

Have shielded my love from their sneers with my heart."