كَلَّفْتُ فؤادي فيهِ مَا لم يَسعِ

حتّى يَئِستْ رَأفَتُهُ من جَزَعي

I tasked my heart with more than it could bear

Until its mercy despaired of my torment

ما زِلتُ أقيمُ في هَوَاهُ عُذري

حتّى رجَعَ العاذل بِهَواه مَعي

I kept presenting my love as an excuse

Until the blamer returned with his love to me