وَمُظهِرَةٍ لِخَلقِ اللَهِ نُسكاً
وَتَلقاني بِذَلٍّ وَاِبتِسامِ
And a woman who parades piety before God’s creatures,
and meets me with submissiveness and a smile.
أَتَيتُ فُؤادَها أَشكو إِلَيهِ
فَلَم أَخلُص إِلَيهِ مِنَ الزِحامِ
I came to her heart to pour out my complaint,
but could not reach it through the crush.
فَيا مَن لَيسَ يَكفيها خَليلٌ
وَلا أَلفا خَليلٍ كُلَّ عامِ
O you whom one lover cannot satisfy,
nor two thousand lovers every year—
أَظُنُّكِ مِن بَقِيَّةِ قَومِ موسى
فَهُم لا يَصبِرونَ عَلى طَعامِ
I think you are a remnant of Moses’ people,
for they cannot abide a single fare.
Sol 5.6