قالَتْ حَراماً تَبْتَغي وَصْلَنا

قلتُ فَمَا بالوَصْلِ مِنْ باسِ

She said, "It is forbidden for you to seek our union."

I said, "Then what harm is there in union?"

قالتْ فَمَنْ حَلّلَ هذا لكُمْ

قلتُ أراهُ رَأْيَ قَيّاسِ

She said, "Then who made this lawful for you?"

I said, "I see it as reasonable opinion."

نحنُ جميعاً مِنْ بني آدمٍ

مَنْ حَرَّمَ النّاسَ على النّاسِ

We are all descendants of Adam.

Who has forbidden people to people?

فأَقْبَلَتْ تَمْشِي ولَوْ أنّها

تَقْدِرُ جاءَتْني على الرَّاسِ

So she walked away; and if she could,

She would have come at me head first.