أَتَزْعُمُنِي خِلاًّ وَتَهْجُرُ ساحَتِي

عَلَى غَيْرِ ذَنْبٍ إِنَّ ذَا لَعَجِيبُ

You think me an unfaithful friend, and spurn my abode,

Though I am guilty of no wrong - how strange your reproach!

إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَ الْمُحِبِّينَ وُصْلَةٌ

تُؤَكِّدُ عَهْداً فَالصُّدُودُ قَرِيبُ

When between lovers there is no token of affection,

That confirms a pact, estrangement is near at hand.

وإِنَّ وِدادَ الْقَلْبِ ما لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ

دَلِيلٌ عَلَى إِخْلاصِهِ لَمُرِيبُ

And indeed the heart's affection, if it has no sign

To vouch for its sincerity, is dubious.