هَجَرتَ أُمامةَ هَجرا طَويلا

وَما كانَ هَجرُكَ إِلّا جَميلا

You left Ummāmah behind for long

And your abandonment was only beautiful

عَلى غَيرِ بُغض وَلا عَن قِلى

وَإِلّا حَياءَ وَإِلّا ذُهولا

Not out of hatred or boredom

But out of shyness and awe

بَخِلنا لِبُخلِك قَد تَعلَمينَ

فَكَيفَ يَلومُ بَخيلٌ بَخيلا

You know we were stingy because of your stinginess

So how can one stingy person blame another?