قَد نالَني مِنكَ ما حَسبي بِهِ وَكَفى

يا مَن تَناهَيتُ في إِلطافِهِ فَجَفا

I've received enough from you to satisfy me,

O you whose kindness seemed endless then abandoned me harshly,

عَلَّلتَني بِالمُنى حَتّى إِذا عَلِقَت

بِالنَفسِ لَم أُعطِ مِن أَسبابِها طَرَفا

You made me hope until, when hope had attached itself

To my soul, you didn't allow me a glimpse of what I hoped for,

غُيِّرتَ عَن خُلُقٍ قَد لانَ لي زَمَناً

لينَ النَسيمِ فَلَمّا لَذَّ لي عَصَفا

You changed from a nature that had softened towards me for a time

To the softness of a breeze that then blew stormily,

لا يَحبَطَن عَمَلٌ أَرضاكَ صالِحُهُ

فَفي سَبيلِكَ أَنفَقتُ الهَوى سَرَفا

May no good deed done to please you be wasted -

For your sake I've lavishly spent my passion.