أَظَلومُ لَمّا أَن مَلِلتِ وَحُلتِ عَن

عَهدِ المَوَدَّةِ قُلتِ كانَ وَكانا

When you grew weary of affection and broke

off the time of love, you said, "It was so, and so!"

وَهَجَرتِني هَجرَ اِمرِئٍ مُتَعَتِّبٍ

أَمسى رِضاهُ عَلى الهَوى غَضبانا

You left me like one aggrieved and vexed

whose love at eve to hatred has turned.

لَو كُنتِ حينَ مَلِلتِ وَصلي قُلتِ لي

أُكفُف فَلَستُ مُواصِلاً إِنسانا

Had you, when weary of my love, just said

"I'll stop, I am not man for love always"

لَخَزَنتُ وُدَّكِ في الفُؤادِ وَلَم أَزَل

لَكِ حافِظاً وَمَنَحتُكِ الهِجرانا

I would have hid your love within my heart

Kept faithful still, and never turned from you.