حَالَ عمَّا عهدتُه مِن ودادِي

واعتَدَى في قَطيعتي وبِعَادِي

His condition changed from the love I knew,

And he transgressed in parting and avoiding me.

وسَلاني وقال كم جُهْدُ ما يَب

قى بِجِسمٍ مُضنىً بغير فُؤادِ

He asked me how a body wearied and distressed,

Can survive without a heart.

وأطاعَ الوُشاةَ فِيَّ وصعبٌ

أن يُطيعَ الحبيبُ قولَ الأعادِي

He obeyed the slanderers about me, yet how strange

That the beloved should heed the words of enemies.

وَهو من نَاظِري وقَلبي وإن مَل

لَ وأبدَى القِلَى مكانُ السّوادِ

He is the lover of my eyes and heart, though now

Estrangement has replaced affection.