عَيَّرَتْني تَرْكَ الـمُدامِ وقالَتْ

هَلْ جَفاها مِنَ الكِرامِ أديبُ

She blamed me for abandoning wine and said,

"Has an educated man spurned it with disdain?"

هِيَ تَحْتَ الظَّلامِ نُورٌ وفي الأكْـ

ـبادِ بَرْدٌ وفي الخُدودِ لَهِيبُ

Under the veil, she is light; in the desert, coolness;

In her cheeks, a blaze.

قُلتُ يا هذه عَدَلْتِ عَنِ النُّصْـ

ـحِ وما للرَّشادِ منكِ نَصيبُ

I said, "O you who have turned from wisdom's path,

Who spurns good counsel will get no gain from me.

إنَّها للسُّتورِ هَتْكٌ وبالأَلْـ

ـبابِ فَتْكٌ وبالـمَعادِ ذُنوبُ

To reveal what's veiled is to rend; with lips that entice,

On Judgement Day, many sins to see."