عَدُوَّةَ القومِ بل عدُوَّةَ اللهِ

أخذتُه لك ما لِلبيتِ مِن نَاه

Not the people's enmity, but God's enmity,

I have taken him while the house had no protection.

أخَذتُه حين أضحَى الحُسنُ مُكتَملاً

فِيه وطَرَّ نباتاً خَدُهُ الزَّاهِي

I have taken him when beauty in him was perfect,

While his glowing cheek grew youthful down.

قَطَعت مِنه رجَاءَ الطَّامعِين بِه

مِن كُلِّ ذي شَغَفٍ بحسنِه البَاهِي

I have cut off from him the hopes of the greedy,

Of all who lusted for his brilliant beauty.

يا للرِّفَاقِ لِما في الأمرِ مِن خَطرٍ

حَتمٍ تدَاركَهُ واللهِ واللهِ

Oh friends! What danger the matter holds!

Destiny forestalled, by God, by God!

زاحَمنَنا هؤُلاَءِ اللائطَاتُ فَقد

أخذنَ كلَّ جَميلِ الوَجهِ تَيَّاه

These shameless girls jostled against us, so they

Have taken all the beauty of the radiant face.