وآنستني حتى أنسيتُ بقُربهِ

فلما رأى أنسي بهِ باعَدَ القربا

He made me feel at home until I grew at home in his nearness;

but when he saw how at ease I was with him, he set that closeness far away.

ونولَني نَيلاً فلما قبلتُهُ

جَفَاني كأنِّي نلتُ ما نلتُهُ غصبا

He bestowed a gift upon me, and when I accepted it,

he shunned me, as though I had seized what I received by force.

ورغبَنِي في فََضلِهِ فَالتَمستُه

فصارَ التماسِي فَضلهَ عِندَهُ ذنبا

He made me long for his bounty, so I sought it;

then, in his eyes, my seeking his bounty became a sin.