جَعَلتُ عَقلي لِشَهوَتي عَبدا

وَصارَ غِيِّي عِندَ الهَوى رُشدا

I made my reason a slave to my passion

And my madness became wisdom in love

وَصادَني شادِنٌ كَلِفتُ بِهِ

فَدَتهُ نَفسي وَمِثلُهُ يُفدى

And a reproacher blamed me for whom I was infatuated

I would ransom myself and the likes of me are to be ransomed

حينَ دَرى ما الهَوى وَأَحسَنتِ ال

أَلحاظُ مِنهُ الوَعيدَ وَالوَعدا

When he realized what love was and you were good at

Glances from him of threat and promise

عَذَرتُ شَوقي إِلَيهِ حينَ بَدا

وَلُمتُ حُبّي إِلَيهِ إِذا صَدّا

I excused my longing for him when it appeared

And blamed my love for him if he turned away