زعموا أنِّي خَؤونٌ في الهوى

في الهوى أنِّي خَؤونٌ زعموا

They claimed that I am fickle in love

In love, they claimed I am fickle

أثِموا حقاً وقد ظنُّوه بي

بي وقد طنُّوه حقاً أثِموا

They sinned in truth when they suspected me

Me, when they suspected, they sinned in truth

ظلموا لمّا رأوني مُنصِفاً

مُنصِفاً لمّا رأوني ظلموا

They wronged when they saw me being just

Being just when they saw me, they wronged

علموا ما في فؤادي منهمُ

منهمُ ما في فؤادي علموا

They knew what was in my heart about them

About them what was in my heart they knew

نقموا فرطَ ولوعي بهمُ

بهمُ فرطَ ولوعي نقموا

They resented my extreme passion for them

For them my extreme passion they resented

سلموا مِن لوعةٍ بي في الحشا

في الحشا من لوعةٍ بي سلموا

They blamed from a passion in me secretly

Secretly from a passion in me they blamed

حكموا لمّا رأوني طائعاً

طائعاً لمّا رأوني حكموا

They judged when they saw me obedient

Obedient when they saw me, they judged

كَرُموا أصلاً وطابوا عنصراً

عنصراً طابوا وأصلاً كَرُموا

They honored origin and lineage

Lineage and origin they honored

فَهِموا وجدي فجاروا عامداً

عامداً جاروا ووجدي فَهِموا

They understood my love so they resisted intentionally

Intentionally resisted and my love they understood

حرَّموا وصلي وقتلي حلَّلوا

حلَّلوا قتلي ووصلي حرَّموا

They prohibited my union and permitted my murder

My murder permitted and my union prohibited

فهُمُ قصدي ومنهمُ راحتي

راحتي منهمُ وقصدي فهُمُ

They are my purpose and from them is my comfort

My comfort from them and my purpose they are

نَعِموا أين استقلَّتْ بزلُهمْ

بزلُهمْ أين استقلَّتْ نَعِموا

They granted when they saw me independent of their slips

Of their slips independent when they saw me, they granted