عَدَّيتُ عَنكِ بِمَنطِقي فَعَداكا

وَشَكَوتُ غَيرَكَ إِذ رَأَيتُ هَواكا

I diverted my speech away from you, so it passed you by,

And I complained of another when I beheld your love,

عَرَّضتُ بِالشَكوى لِغَيرِكَ شُبهَةً

وَكَنَيتُ عَنكَ وَما أُريدُ سِواكا

I directed my complaint toward someone else as a ruse,

And spoke of you allusively, though I desire none but you.