تَجَلَّدتُ في حُبِّي وَما بي قُوَّةٌ

وَلي زَفَراتٌ شاهِداتٌ عَلى عِشقي

I endured in my love, though I've no strength,

And my sighs bear witness to my passion.

وَإِنِّي لَأَنوي الشَّيءَ مِن غَيرِ عِلمِها

فَيَعرِفُهُ غَيري وَلَم يَجرِ في نُطقي

Though I intend a thing without her knowing,

Others guess it, but no word escapes my lips.

كَأَنَّ عُيونَ العالِمينَ مُطِلَّةٌ

عَلَيَّ فَما يَخفى هَواكِ عَلى خَلقِ

As if the eyes of all the world were fixed

Upon me, so my love for you none can conceal.

تَجَنَّى عَلَيَّ الذَّنبَ وَهيَ مُسيئَةٌ

فأوثرها بِالصِّدقِ فيهِ عَلى صِدقي

She blames me though she is the one at fault;

So I prefer her truthfulness to my own truth.