أَلا ذَهَبَت فَوزٌ بِعَقلِ أَبي الفَضلِ

وَما خِلتُ إِنساناً يَعيشُ بِلا عَقلِ

Alas! Fawz has taken Abu Al-Fadl's mind away,

And I've never known a man to live without a mind.

إِلى اللَهِ أَشكو أَنَّ فَوزاً بَخيلَةٌ

تُعَذِّبُني بِالوَعدِ مِنها وَبِالمَطلِ

To God I complain that Fawz is so miserly,

Tormenting me with promises and procrastination.

وَأَنّي أَرى أَهلي جَميعاً وَأَهلَها

يَسُرُّهُمُ لَو بانَ مِن حَبلِها حَبلي

I see both our families wishing

My tie with her would become untied.

فَيا رَبُّ لا تُشمِت بِنا حاسِداً لَنا

يُراقِبُنا مِن أَهلِ فَوزٍ وَلا أَهلي

So my Lord, do not let any envious people gloat over us,

Spying on us from Fawz's folk or my own.

وَما بَينَنا مِن ريبَةٍ فَيُراقِبا

وَلا مِثلُها يُرمى بِسَوءٍ وَلا مِثلي

There is no suspicion between us for them to spy upon,

Nor is any flaw cast upon her or me.

وَإِنّي لَأَرعى حَقَّ فَوزٍ وَأَتَّقي

عَلَيها عُيونَ الكاشِحينَ ذَوي الخَتلِ

I protect Fawz's rights and avoid

The eyes of backbiters, people of mean minds.

وَإِنّي وَإِيّاها كَما شَفَّنا الهَوى

لَأَهلُ حِفاظٍ لا يُدَنَّسُ بِالجَهلِ

She and I, just as passion brought us together,

Are people of integrity, untouched by ignorance.

وَإِنّي وَكِتماني هَواها وَقَد فَشا

كَذي الجَهلِ تَحتَ الثَوبِ يَضرِبُ بِالطَبلِ

I've kept secret my love for her, yet it's common knowledge,

Like a fool beating drums beneath his clothes.