وفتاةٍ ما واصلتْنِيَ إِلاَّ

بعجزَيْن في رداءٍ وكاسِ

A girl reached me only

Through two weaknesses in a cloak and a cup

أَبْرزَتْها هاتِيك بعد خِباءٍ

وأَطاعتْ بتلك بعد شِماسِ

She revealed those after concealment

And obeyed with those after defiance

فبما أَسْدَتَا إِليّ هَوِيتُ العَجْزَ

حتى تركتُ هجْو الناسِ

So with what they gave me, I loved weakness

Until I left the criticism of people