أحاط بىَ العُذَّال حتى صرفتُهم

بأنّ الهوى طبعٌ ولا يُنقَلُ الطبعُ

They surrounded me with advice until I repelled them

By saying that passion is an innate nature that cannot be changed

رأَوا كلَّ ما أبصرتُه أنا عاشقٌ

وما تسمع الأذنانِ ليس له نفعُ

They saw that I was a lover of all that I saw

And what the two ears hear is of no use

فقالوا وقلبي ليس يقبلَ نصحَهم

أخونا له عينٌ وليس له سمعُ

So they said while my heart would not accept their advice

Our brother has an eye but has no hearing