تركتُ حبيبَ القلب تَهمِي جفُونُه

عليّ كما تَهْمِي عَلَيْهِ جُفُونِي

My beloved's eyelids ignore me

As my eyelids ignore him

وفارَقْتُه والوصلُ يُبْدِي حَنينَه

إِلي كَما يُبْدي السرورُ حنيني

And I left him while attachment was expressing its yearning

To me as happiness expresses my yearning

وقَاطَعْتُه طَوْعاً وكَرْهاً ولا أَرَى

كأَعْجَبَ مِنْ سَمحٍ بهِ وضَنِينِ

And I cut him off willingly and unwillingly, and I don't see

More wondrous than his forgiveness and tenderness towards me

ومن قَبْلِ أَن يستخلصَ القلبُ في الهوى

رهونِي ويُوفِيني الغرامُ دُيونِي

And before the heart frees itself in passion

It mortgaged me, and passion pays off my debts

على زلَّةِ كانَتْ له أَو خِيانةٍ

وهل أَحدٌ في الناس غيرُ خئون

For a slip he made or an act of betrayal

And who among people is without sin?

ثكلتُكَ رَأْياً كان عقبي قبوله

سرورَ قلوبٍ للعِدَى وعُين

Cursed be the opinion whose consequence was my acceptance

The joy of hearts to enemies and spying eyes

ويا قلْبُ لما لم يكن ذا أَمانةٍ

فِلمْ كنت لمّا خَانَ غيرَ أَمين

And oh heart, since he was not honest

Why were you honest when he betrayed?

ومالَكَ لمَا غَبَّ مبذولُ عهده

غدوت بعهدٍ فيه غير مصون

And why, when he broke his given word

Did I become bound by a pact in which there is no protection?

أَحِنُّ لمَعْسُولِ الثَّنيّاتِ واللَّمىَ

وهيهاتَ أَن يَشْفي الغليلَ حنِيني

I yearn for the smooth-talker and the blamer

Alas, my pining cannot heal my sickness

حَلَفْتُ لأَنِّي لا أَعاوِدُ صُلْحَة

فشُلَّت يَمِيني إِذ حَلَفْتُ يميني

I swore I would not resume friendly relations

So my oath failed when I swore my oath

وقد كانَ كفَّارةٌ غيرَ أَنَّه

تشدّد عقلي إِذ تسمّح ديني

And it would have been expiation, had it not been

For my reason becoming harsh when my religion is forgiving