أَيا مَنْ رَدًَّ وُدِّيَ أَمْ

سِ لا أُعْطيكَهُ اليَوْمَا

O you who rejected my love,

today I will not give you anything but blame and rebuke,

وَلا واللهِ لا أُعْطي

كَ إِلاَّ الصَدَّ واللَّوْمَا

and by Allah I will not give you anything but blame and rebuke,

even if there is love for you in my heart that deprives me of sleep,

وَإِنْ كَانَ بِقَلْبي مِنْ

كَ حُبٌّ يَمْنَعُ النَّوْما

O you whose name implies intimacy,

yet you made the dowry and price too high.

أَيَا من سُمْتُهُ الوَصْلَ

فأغلى المَهْرَ والسَّوْمَا