هَل تَعرِفونَ لَنا في قُربِكُم رَشَدا

أَو تَعلَمونَ بِما أَوليتُمُ حَسَدا

Do you know of any guidance for us in your nearness,

Or do you know that you have caused envy?

لا أَرفأ اللَّه دَمعاً فاضَ بَعدَكُمُ

وَلا أَعادَ رُقاداً فيكُمُ فُقِدا

May Allah not dry a tear that flows after you,

Nor bring back one who sleeps after losing you.

ما يَكفُرُ العَيش نُعماها يُبعِدُكُمُ

عَنّا فَإِنَّ لَها عِندَ الكِرامِ يَدا

The favors of life cannot make you forget us,

For with the generous, life still has power over you.

وَرَدتُ مِن بَردي ماءَ ما نَقَعتُ بِهِ

مِنَ الصَّبابَةِ قَلباً عَنكُمُ بُرَدا

I poured from my flask water I did not dip

Into it a heart cooled off from your separation.

وَصارَ كُلُّ قَبيحٍ فيكُمُ حَسَناً

لَمّا أَفادَ عَلى هِجرانِكُم جَلَدا

All that is ugly in you has become beautiful

When it was graced with your abandonment and patience.

لَو كُنتُ مِثلُكُم جازَيتُ فِعلَكُمُ

فَما أَطَلتُ لِساناً دونَكُم وَيَدا

If I were like you I would reciprocate your actions,

But I did not loosen a tongue or hand against you.

وَكانَ أَيسَرُ ما عِندي لِغَدرِكُمُ

أَن لا أَعودَ إِلى ناديكُمُ أَبَدا

The easiest thing for me regarding your betrayal

Is never to return to your circle ever again.

فَإِن وَجَدتُم كَما أَوجَدتُم بَدَلاً

فَليَرضَ كُلُّ امرئٍ مِنّا بِما وَجَدا

So if you find, as you have found, a replacement,

Then let each of us be content with what he found.

وَما أَلومُكُمُ أَن تَبلُغوا حَلَباً

بِأَنَّنا قَد رَضينا جلَّقاً بَلَدا

I cannot blame you for seeking deeper waters

When we were content with stagnant backwater.

وَقَد تَعَلَّمتُ سوءَ الظَّنِّ عِندَكُمُ

فَما أُؤمِّلُ يَوماً بَعدَكُم أَحَدا

From you I learned the evils of suspicion,

So I no longer hope for union after you.