عَذَّبَني ذو الجَلالِ بِالنارِ

إِن هامَ قَلبي بِذاتٍ إِسوارِ

The Majestic One tortured me with fire

If my heart became enamored with a lovely maiden

وَلا تَعَشَّقَت قَينَةً أَبَداً

حَتّى تَراني رَهينَ أَحجارِ

And she never fell in love forever

Until you see me captive in chains

كَم مِن غَبِيٍّ تَرَكنَ ذا عَدَمٍ

أَورَثنَهُ الذُلَّ بَعدَ إِكثارِ

How many fools it left without esteem

It inherited from him humiliation after pride

سَلَبنَ مِنهُ الفُؤادَ بِالنَظَرِ ال

رَطبِ وَغُنجٍ وَغَمزِ أَبصارِ

It stole his heart with glance, charm, and winks

And with flirtation it destroyed his brain

وَبِالتَشاجي أَتلَفنَ مُهجَتَهُ

وَحُسنِ لَحنٍ وَقَرعِ أَوتارِ

And beauty of melody and rhythm of strings

Until when his money was spent

حَتّى إِذا ما مَضَت دَراهِمُهُ

وَصارَ ذا فِكرَةِ وَتَسهارِ

And he became anxious and sleepless

They gave him wiping, then told him

ناوَلَنَهُ المَسحَ ثُمَّ قُلنَ لَهُ

بَيِّضهُ بِالنَهرِ نَهرِ بَشّارِ

Whiten it in the river, the river of good news

So never be fooled by a maiden forever

فَلا تَغُرَّنكَ قَينَةٌ أَبَداً

وَدَع وِصارَ القِيانِ في النارِ

And leave the burning of the furnace

For with them there is no shame in betrayal

فَلَيسَ في الغَدرِ عِندَهُنَّ إِذا

هَوَينَ أَو شِئنَ ذاكَ مِن عارِ

If they fancied or desired that from disgrace