أَلا لا تَلُمْ صبّاً عَلَى طُولِ سُقْمِهِ

وَدَعْهُ فَلَيْسَ الأَمْرُ فِيهِ لِحُكْمِهِ

Blame not a lover if love makes him pine,

And leave him be, for he has no control.

فَلَيْسَ الْهَوَى مِمَّا يُرَدُّ بِحِيلَةٍ

وَلَكِنَّهُ يَثْنِي الْفَتَى دُونَ عَزْمِهِ

Passion is not to be thwarted by guile,

It simply bends a man against his will.

وَمَا يَسْتَوِي جَانٍ أَتَى الإِثْمَ طَائِعاً

وَآخَرُ لَمْ يَقْرفْهُ إِلَّا بِرَغْمِهِ

One who willingly commits a sin,

Is not the same as one compelled therein.

إِذَا مَا أَقَرَّ الْمَرْءُ يَوْمَاً بِذَنْبِهِ

فَمَاذَا الَّذِي تُغْنِي لَجَاجَةُ خَصْمِهِ

When a man finally admits to his wrong,

What use is his opponent's spiteful song?