لامَ فيكُم عَذولُهُ وَأَطالا

كَم إِلى كَم يُعالِجُ العُذّالا

There is no blame on you in prolonging estrangement

How long will the blamer go on blaming?

كُلَّ يَومٍ لَهُم أَحاديثُ لَومٍ

بَدَأَت راحَةً وَعادَت مَلالا

Every day they have new tales of blame

That began in comfort and ended in boredom

بَعَثتُ ذِكرَكُم فَجاءَت خِفافاً

وَاِقتَضَت هَجرَكُم فَراحَت ثِقالا

I awakened thoughts of you and they came light as a breeze

But parting with you demanded a heavy load

أَيُّها المُنكِرُ الغَرامَ عَلَينا

حَسبُكَ اللَهُ قَد جَحَدتَ الجَمالا

O you who deny love is upon us

God forbid that you deny beauty

آيَةُ الحُسنِ لِلقُلوبِ تَجَلَّت

كَيفَ لا تَعشَقُ العُيونُ اِمتِثالا

The sign of beauty has appeared to hearts

How could eyes not fall in love at the sight?

لَكَ نُصحي وَما عَلَيكَ جِدالي

آفَةُ النُصحِ أَن يَكونَ جِدالا

My advice to you, though I argue not

The flaw of advice is to turn into argument

وَهَبِ الرُشدَ أَنَّني أَنا أَسلو

ما مِنَ العَقلِ أَن تَرومَ مُحالا

Grant me wisdom, I ask

No mind seeks the impossible