أَلا فاعْجَبُوا من هَجْرِها لحبيبها

ولا تعجَبُوا مِنْ لِمَّتي ومَشِيبِها

Be astonished at her desertion of her lover -

Yet do not wonder at my gray hair and decrepitude.

إِذا هَجَرَتْني شيَّبتني بهجرها

وإِن واصَلَتْنِي شَيَّبَتْني بطيبِها

When she deserted me, her desertion made me gray,

And when she was faithful, her faithfulness made me gray.