لا تلمها على النفار ومنع ال

وصل ما هذا لها بنكير

Do not blame her for her aloofness and denial

Do not blame her for turning away and withholding

Of visitations - this is no slight to her.

union—for such distance is not unfamiliar to her nature.

هل يكون الهلال غير بعيدٍ

أو يكون الغزال غير نفور

Can the new moon be other than distant?

Can the crescent moon ever be anything but distant,

Or can the gazelle be other than shy?

or the gazelle ever be anything but shy and evasive?