لَما رَأَيتك في الغَرام غَدرتَ بي

وَرغبتَ في الغرّ البَليد المبتلي

When I saw you in love, you betrayed me

And lusted after the dull, afflicted fool

وَغضبت بَعد رضاك عَني مُدة

وَنسيت تَربيتي وَحسن تَأمّلي

You became angry after being pleased with me for a while

And forgot my upbringing and my graceful contemplation

وَلزمتُ باب الصَبر حَولاً كامِلاً

قَضيته في لَوعة وَتعلل

So I resorted to the door of patience for a full year

Which I spent in agony and excuses

وَرَجَوتُ أَن يصفى وِدادُك بَعده

وَتَموت حسادي عَليك وَعذَّلي

And I hoped that your affection would become pure after that

And that those envious of me over you would die

قاطَعتَني بُغضاً بِلا ذَنب بَدا

مني وَلم تَرجع لِحُبي الأَوّل

You cut me off with undeserved hatred

That did not originate from me, and did not return to my first love

وَلأثقل الثقلين ملتَ وَبعتَني

بَيع العَبيد وَما رحمت تذللي

And you sold me for the heaviest of prices

The sale of slaves, and did not pity my humiliation

وَحلفتَ أَنك لا تَخون فَلَم تَفي

إِلا لمجرمك السَفيه الأَسفَل

And you swore you would not betray, but did not fulfil

Except for your ignorant, vile criminal

وَلَديك أَوراقي بعثت فمُزِّقَت

مِن بَعد ما تليت عَليك بمحفل

And I had papers with you that were torn up

After I recited them to you in a gathering

وَقَسوت قسوة معتد متكبر

وَإِلى الجُنون نَسبتَ عَقلاً قَد بلي

And you were cruelly arrogant like an aggressor

And attributed madness to a mind that had matured

وَسفهت في جَمع علي مِن الوَرى

وَغلقت باب الصلح خَوف الأَرذل

And in front of people you made me out to be foolish

And closed the door to reconciliation, fearing the most vile

وَالنَفس قَد ذلت إِليك فَهنتها

مِن بَعد عزتها وَطيب المنهل

And my soul had been humbled to you, so you weakened it

After its dignity and pure springs

مَع ما علمت بِأَنني لَيث الوَغى

وَشهامَتي فَوقَ السماك الأَعزَلِ

Despite knowing I am a lion in battle

And my bravery above the unarmed rabble

لَكنني في الحُب أَجبن عاشق

أَصماه سَهم مِن حَبيب مقبل

But in love I am like a lover made deaf

By an arrow from a welcoming beloved

ناديت وا أَسفاه ضاعَت خدمَتي

وَسَلوت بَعدَ شَراب كأس الحَنظلِ

I called out in sorrow - my service was wasted

And I asked for more after drinking a cup of bitter aloe

فَلَكَ الثَنا وَالشُكرُ إِذ خَلَّصتني

يا رَب مِن هَذا القَضاء المنزل

So to you be praise and thanks, for you freed me

O Lord, from this destined judgment

فَلَقَد لَقيت عَجائباً وَغَرائِباً

ما كانَ ظَني أَن أَراها في علي

For I have indeed seen wondrous and amazing things

That I never thought I would see in my life