وَلَقَدْ وَقَفْتُ ضَحًى بِبابِكَ قَاضِياً

وَلَقَدْ وَقَفْتُ ضَحًى بِبابِكَ قَاضِياً

بِاللَّثْمِ لِلْعَتَبَاتِ بَعْضَ الوَاجِبِ

بِاللَّثْمِ لِلْعَتَبَاتِ بَعْضَ الوَاجِبِ

Indeed, one forenoon I stood at your door, discharging

with kisses upon its thresholds some of what was due.

وَأَتَيْتُ أَطْلُب زَوْرَةً أَحْظَى بِهَا

وَأَتَيْتُ أَطْلُب زَوْرَةً أَحْظَى بِهَا

فَرَدَدتَ يا عَيْني هُنَاكَ بِحَاجِبِ

فَرَدَدتَ يا عَيْني هُنَاكَ بِحَاجِبِ

I came seeking a visit, hoping thereby to win favor;

but there, O apple of my eye, you turned me away—with an eyebrow for chamberlain.