إِنَّ الَّتي زَعَمَت فُؤادَكَ مَلَّها

خُلِقَت هَواكَ كَما خُلِقتَ هَوىً لَها

The one who captured your heart as her own

Was created to be loved by you as you were created to love her

بَيضاءُ باكَرَها النَعيمُ فَصاغَها

بِلُبانَةٍ فَأَرَقَّها وَأَجَلَّها

Fair and innocent in the bliss of her youth so she was formed

With smoothness, thus she softened and gentled you

حَجَبَت تَحِيَّتَها فَقُلتُ لِصاحِبي

ما كانَ أَكثَرَها لَنا وَأَقَلَّها

She veiled her greeting so I said to my companion

She was never much ours and but little hers

وَإِذا وَجَدتُ لَها وَساوِسَ سَلوَةٍ

شَفَعَ الضَميرُ لَها إِليَّ فَسَلَّها

And when I found in her the whispers of temptation

My conscience interceded for her with me so I forgave her