يَقُولون لي أَعرَضتَ عَمَّن تُحبُّهُ

كَذَبتُم وَلَكن لَم يَكُن رائِقَ النَفسِ

They say that I have turned away from the one I love

They lied, but he was not gentle of spirit

وَلَم يَكُن الإِعراضُ مِنّي تَعَمُّداً

وَهَل يُمكِنُ الإِعراضُ عَن غايَةِ الأُنسِ

My turning away was not intentional

How could one turn away from the pinnacle of intimacy?

وَلَكن صَرَفتُ الطَرفَ مِن نُور وَجهِهِ

كَما تُصرَفُ الأَبصارُ عَن قُرصَةِ الشَمسِ

Rather, I averted my eyes from the light of his face

As sights turn away from the disk of the sun