عَاتِبٌ ظَلْتُ لَهُ عَاتِباً

رُبَّ مَطْلوبٍ غَدا طَالِبا

I remain blaming the one I blamed,

Many a sought-after one has become a seeker.

مِنْ يَتُبْ عَنْ حُبِّ مَعْشُوقِهِ

لَسْتُ عَنْ حُبِّي لَهُ تَائِبا

Whoever repents loving his beloved,

I have not repented loving him.

فَالْهَوى لي قدَرٌ غَالِبٌ

كَيْفَ أَعْصي القَدَرَ الغَالِبا

For passion is a predestined conqueror for me,

How can I disobey the conquering predestination?

سَاكِنَ القَصْرِ وَمَنْ حَلَّهُ

أَصْبَحَ القَلْبُ بِكُمْ ذَاهِبَا

The dweller of the palace and the one who abandoned it

My heart has come to you in the morning going away.

اعْلَمُوا أَنِّي لَكُمْ حَافِظٌ

شَاهِداً مَا عِشْتُ أَوْ غَائِبا

Know that I am for you a keeper

Witnessing, as long as I live or go away.