حَبيبِيَ ما أَزرى بِحُبِّكَ في الحَشا

وَلا غَضَّ عِندي مِنكَ أَنَّكَ أَعجَمُ

My beloved, I do not care that our love is in foreign lands

Nor am I deterred that you are a foreigner

وَعابَكَ عِندي العائِباتُ ظَوالِماً

وَإِنّي إِذا طاوَعتُهُنَّ لَأَظلَمُ

Though others disparage you unjustly

If I were to agree, I would be the unjust one

بِنَفسِيَ مَن يَستَدرِجُ اللَفظَ عُجمَةً

كَما يَمضَغُ الظَبيُ الأَراكَ وَيَبغَمُ

To fault one's speech is strange

Like a baby deer chewing leaves in bitterness