نُبِّئتُ أَنَّهمُ بعدَ البِعادِ نَسَوا

عَهدِي وقالُوا مضَى أَمسٌ بما فيهِ

I was told that after being far away they forgot

My covenant and said yesterday has passed with what's in it

وهمْ على كلِّ حَالٍ من هَوىً وقِلىً

إِنسانُ عَيني قبيحٌ بي تنَاسِيهِ

And in any state of passion or anguish they are

The apple of my eye - how ugly of them to forget me

وكلَّما اقْتَرفُوا ذنباً يُزهِّدُني

أَقامَ حبِّي لَهُم عُذراً يُعفّيهِ

And whenever they commit a sin that estranges me

My love for them provides an excuse that pardons them