لِكَرامَتي أَعْرَضْتَ لا لِهَواني

لَمْ تَجْفُني حَتَّى اهْتَمَمْتَ بِشَاني

It's for my dignity you've turned away, not my disgrace,

You didn't abandon me until you cared for my affairs.

أَصْلُ التَّغَضُّبِ في هَواكَ مَحَبَّةٌ

تَدَعُ المُحِبَّ بِصُورَةِ الغَضْبانِ

The root of your anger is love,

You leave the lover in the guise of anger.

فَاشْغَلْ فُؤادَكَ بِي فَلَسْتُ مُبَالِياً

أَشَغَلْتَهُ بِهَوايَ أَمْ هِجْراني

So occupy your heart with me, for I don't care

Whether you've filled it with love for me or abandonment.