قل للمُسوِّد حينَ شيَّبَ هكذا

غِشُّ الغواني في الهوى إيّاكا

Tell the one with the graying hair this:

The deception of beautiful women in love, beware of it

هيهات غرَّك أن يُقال غرائرٌ

أيُّ الدُّهاةِ كدهْيَهنَّ دهاكا

Alas, you were fooled into thinking they were virtuous

Which of the deceivers besieged you like this?

لا تحسبَنْك خدعتهنَّ بخُدعةٍ

بل أنت ويْحك خادَعَتْك مُناكا

Do not think you deceived them with cunning

Rather, you poor soul, they deceived you completely

كذب الغوانيَ في سواد عذاره

فكذبْنَه في وُدّهن كذاكا

The beautiful women lied in their dark plots

So lie to them in your love just the same