جازَيتَني عَن تَمادي الوَصلِ هِجرانا

وَعَن تَمادي الأَسى وَالشَوقِ سُلوانا

You punished me for prolonging devotion with estrangement

And for prolonging sorrow and yearning with aversion

بِاللَهِ هَل كانَ قَتلي في الهَوى خَطَأً

أَم جِئتَهُ عامِداً ظُلماً وَعُدوانا

By God, was my death in passion a mistake?

Or did you come to it deliberately, unjustly and aggressively?

عَهدي كَعَهدِكَ ما الدُنيا تُغَيِّرُهُ

وَإِن تَغَيَّرَ مِنكَ العَهدُ أَلوانا

My promise is like your promise - nothing in life can change it

And if your promise changes its colors from you

ما صَحَّ وُدِّيَ إِلّا اعتَلَّ وُدُّكَ لي

وَلا أَطَعتُكَ إِلّا زِدتَ عِصيانا

My devotion was never sound except when yours faltered for me

And I never obeyed you except to increase your disobedience more

يا أَليَنَ الناسِ أَعطافاً وَأَفتَنَهُم

لَحظاً وَأَعطَرَ أَنفاساً وَأَردانا

O most gentle of people in sympathy and most alluring

In glance, most fragrant in breath and softest

حَسُنتَ خَلقاً فَأَحسِن لا تَسُؤ خُلُقاً

ما خَيرُ ذي الحُسنِ إِن لَم يولِ إِحسانا

You were created with good character so do good, do not spoil character

For what good is one with beauty if he does not show kindness?