يا عاذلي سلا عن المُضنى سلا

إن تحسباه عن الأحبة قد سلا

O you who reproach me, ask about my torment, ask,

If you think it has ceased for my loved ones, ask.

ودعا ملامة مُغرم أجفانه

قد أوضحت من حاله ما أشكلا

And blame not a lover whose eyelids have pleaded

For his state has made clear what was once unclear.

لَبس الخلاعة عندما خلع الحيا

ورأى التهتّك في هواه تجمُّلا

He discarded his mantle when passion disrobed,

And saw violation in this love he extolled.

يا من أباح دمي بقطع وصاله

وبهجره عقد اصطباري حلّلا

O you who made lawful my blood with your leaving,

And with your desertion my patience annulled.

رِفقاً فطرفي من لهيب حُشاتي

لما تجنّن بالدموع تسلسلا

Gently, for my eyes from the embers of yearning

Have maddened with tears that incessantly streamed.

فالدمع مُنحدر وصبري مُقلع

والقل في حُلل الغرام توحّلا

My tears flow in torrents, my patience is barren,

And my heart in the garb of passion is creamed.