ومما سلاني عن هَواهُم وصدَّني

وقد كنتُ مَغرىً بالهوى وهو دَيدَني

They asked me of their love, and I rebuffed them,

Though love once tempted me, and was my wont.

نفارُهُم مني ومن كل عاشقٍ

عفيفٍ وهُم في طوع كلِّ يدي دَني

That they should spurn me, and each noble lover,

While freely yielding to each grasping hand -