أَيُها العاتِبُ الَّذي رامَ هَجري

وَبِعادي وَما عَلِمتُ بِذاكا

O you who reproached me and sought to abandon me

And keep away from me, though I knew not why

قُلتَ أَنتَ المَلولُ في غَيرِ شَيءٍ

بِئسَ ما قُلتَ لَيسَ ذاكَ كَذاكا

You said I was discontent for no reason

How wrong you were! It is not so

زَعَموا أَنَّني بِغيرِكِ صَبٌ

جَعَلَ اللَهُ مِن أُحِبُّ فِداكا

They claimed that I love another besides you

God forbid! None but you do I love

فَلَوَ أَنَّ الَّذي عَتَبتَ عَلَيهِ

خَيِّرُ الناسِ واحِداً ما عَداكا

If the one you reproached were given the choice

Of all mankind, he would choose none but you

وَلَوِ اِسطاعَ أَن يَقيكَ المَنايا

غَيرَ غَبنٍ بِنَفسِهِ لَوَقاكا

And if he could protect you from death's grasp

He would shield you without loss to himself

وَلَوَ أَقسَمتَ لا يُكَلِّمُ حَتّى

عُمرِ نوحٍ بِعَيشِهِ ما عَصاكا

And if you swore not to speak to me until

The age of Noah in his long life, I would not disobey you

وَاِرضَ عَنّي جُعِلتُ أَفديكَ إِنّي

وَالعَزيزِ الجَليلِ أَهوى رِضاكا

So be pleased with me, for I ransom myself to you

By the Almighty, the Majestic - I yearn for your acceptance