قالوا وَقَد شاهَدوا تحولي

قالوا وَقَد شاهَدوا تحولي

وَما بِجِسمي من السِقام

وَما بِجِسمي من السِقام

They said, having seen my change

They said while witnessing my change

And the sickness in my body:

that my body was unwell.

حتام لا تَستَفيق عِشقا

حتام لا تَستَفيق عِشقا

وَلا تُبالى من المَلام

وَلا تُبالى من المَلام

“How long will you remain dazed by love

Surely you will not wake up in love

And pay no heed to reproach?”

and you will not care for blame.

فَقُلتُ لا تَعذِلوا فَاِنّي

فَقُلتُ لا تَعذِلوا فَاِنّي

شَيخ تَصابَيت فيغُلام

شَيخ تَصابَيت فيغُلام

I said, “Do not reproach me, for I am

So I said do not blame me for

An old man, playing the youth for a boy.”

I am an old man who became a youth.