ما ساءني إعراضُه

عني ولكنْ سرني

His indifference did not pain me,

Rather, I was pleased by his past friendship

سالفتاه عِوضٌ

من كل شيء حَسنِ

It compensated everything beautiful

His beauty compensated me

عوَّضني من حسنه

حسناً فماذا ضرني

With more beauty, so what did his rejection harm me?

He did not say he had detached from me

ما قال أنْ قد عقني

بالصدِّ إلا بَرَّني

Through his aloofness, but it did me good