بِالأَمسِ قَد قالَ الحَجى لي

لا تُلقِ ناظِرَيكَ إِلى الحِجالِ

Yesterday, Reason said to me:

“Do not cast your eyes toward the curtained chambers.”

فَقَطَعتُ طَرفي دُونَها

وَأَطَعتُ ما قالَ الحِجى لي

So I cut my gaze off before it reached them,

And obeyed what Reason had said to me.