قالوا خَليلُكَ عاتِب
إِذ عَن لِقائِك تَمنَعُ
They said, “Your friend reproaches you
When from meeting you, you refrain.”
فَأَجَبتُهم إِنّ الثّما
رَ لَدى التلوُّن تقطعُ
So I answered them, “Verily, fruit
When ripening, must some pain sustain.”
قالوا خَليلُكَ عاتِب
إِذ عَن لِقائِك تَمنَعُ
They said, “Your friend reproaches you
When from meeting you, you refrain.”
فَأَجَبتُهم إِنّ الثّما
رَ لَدى التلوُّن تقطعُ
So I answered them, “Verily, fruit
When ripening, must some pain sustain.”