قالَت وَتَدَلَّلَت مَقالَ الخاشي

دَعني فَلَقَد طالَ لِسانُ الواشي

She spoke and acted coyly, saying words of caution:

"Leave me be, for the gossip's tongue has grown too long.

كَي أَبرأَ مِن حَديث سوءٍ فاشِ

هجرانَك آثرتُ بِلا اِستيحاشِ

That I may clear myself of wicked rumors’ stain,

I have, shamelessly, your abandonment obtained."