هَويتُ بدراً اذا ما لاحَ مكتملاً
تَوارَت الشَمسُ حتىّ ما تلاقيهِ
I fell in love with a full moon when he appeared in all his fullness;
the sun withdrew so that she would not meet him.
لامت على حبِّهِ الغيد الملاح الى
ان لاحَ وَالزُهرُ قد نُظِّمنَ في فيهِ
The graceful beauties blamed me for loving him, until
he appeared, with gleaming pearls arrayed within his mouth.
فَقلنَ اذ هِمنَ مِمّا قد شُغِفنَ بِهِ
ماذا الفَتى بشراً سبحان مُنشيهِ
Then, once they had become infatuated and smitten with him, they said:
“What a youth! Joy be yours—glory to his Creator!”
فَقُلتُ باللَه هَل تعذُلنَ عاشقَهُ
فَقُلنَ كَيفَ وإِنّا من مُحبيِّهِ
I said, “By God, will you blame the one who loves him?”
They said, “How could we, when we too are among his lovers?”
فَقُلتُ اذ ذاكَ لا تعذلنَني ابداً
فذلكُنَّ الَّذي لمتنني فيهِ
I said, “Then never blame me again,
for this is the very one for whom you blamed me.”
Sol 5.6