وخليّةٍ ممّا خلوت به

أضحت تلوم لغير ما ذنب

And a cell of what I was alone with

Has become blaming me for no fault

قالوا خلوت بشرب رائقة

وتشويه بالبارد العذب

They said I was alone drinking a drink

And harming with the cool freshness

متفرّد من صاحب وأخ

حسن الندامة منية القلب

Alone without a friend or brother

With a good repentance, a tender heart

قلت اسكني عنّي بلا خرسٍ

ودعي الملام لغير ما ذنب

I said, "Calm down about me without anger

And leave the blame, I have no fault"

والله صادفت لي سكنا

لجعلته في العين والقلب

By God, I found a dwelling

I would have put it in the eye and heart

ذهبت مودت الرجال فما

لا مقيما لي على حرب

The love of men has gone so there is

No settlement for me after war

بيني وبين بني الزمان عدى

لتميّزي عن مذهب النصب

Between me and the sons of the time, there is enmity

To distinguish me from the doctrine of fraud

عذري إليك بأنّني رجُل

بالراح إشفاقا من العتب

My excuse to you is that I am a man

Taking comfort to avoid reproach