يا عُذرُ زُيِّنَ بِاِسمِكَ العُذرُ

وَأَساءَ وَلَم يُحسِن بِكَ الدَّهرُ

O excuse adorned with your name, excuse,

Though time did you wrong and acted not right,

وَهيَ الَّتي قالَت وَقَد جَعَلَت

تنسلُّ من وجناتِها الجَمرُ

And she who said, making,

Embers slip out of her cheeks,

اكمد بِدائِكَ هَل رَأَيتَ كَذا

بَدراً يَلوحُ بِخَدِّهِ البَدرُ

Restrain your affliction, did you ever see

A full moon shining with its cheeks, the full moon?