يا مُستَخِفّاً بِعاشِقيهِ

وَمُستَغِشّاً لِناصِحيهِ

O you who scoff at lovers,

And deceive those who advise,

وَمَن أَطاعَ الوُشاةَ فينا

حَتّى أَطَعنا السُلُوَّ فيهِ

He who obeyed the slanderers about us

Until we obeyed the weapons against him.

الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ إِذ أَراني

تَكذيبَ ما كُنتَ تَدَّعيهِ

Thanks be to God, for He showed me

The falsity of your claims,

مِن قَبلِ أَن يُهزَمَ التَسَلّي

وَيَغلِبَ الشَوقُ ما يَليهِ

Before desire defeats patience,

And longing overcomes what follows.