شَكَوتُ إِلَيهِ ما أُلاقي فَقالَ لي

رُوَيداً فَفي حُكمِ الهَوى أَنتَ مُؤتَلي

I complained to him of what I was going through, so he said to me:

Be patient - for in matters of love, you are led blindly.

فَلَو كانَ حَقّاً ما اِدَّعيتَ مِنَ الجَوى

لقلَّ بِما تَلقى إِذاً أَن تَموتَ لي

If what you claimed of passion were true,

You would scarcely claim, from what you go through, that you might die for me.