لئن خالت نوىً قذف شطونٌ

يظن على الوداد بها العفاءُ

If she was cruel with her beloved,

And thought that compassion for him had gone,

فلم أهجرك مَلَلاً ولكن

هو الرحمنُ يفعلُ ما يشاءُ

Then I did not abandon you out of boredom,

But it is the Merciful who does what He wills.