أدلّت بحسنٍ خُوّلتْ ولوَ اِنّها

أدلّت بحسنٍ خُوّلتْ ولوَ اِنّها

أدلّتْ بإحسان إلينا عذرتُها

أدلّتْ بإحسان إلينا عذرتُها

She presumed upon the beauty she was given; had she

presumed upon her kindness to us, I would have excused her.

وقد رُزقتْ منّي مودّة مهجتِي

وقد رُزقتْ منّي مودّة مهجتِي

ولكنّني منها الغَداةَ حُرِمتُها

ولكنّني منها الغَداةَ حُرِمتُها

And from me she received my soul's love,

but this morning I was denied her love.

وقطّعت الأسبابَ بينِي وبينها

وقطّعت الأسبابَ بينِي وبينها

ولَو كنتُ خِلْواً من هواها قطعتُها

ولَو كنتُ خِلْواً من هواها قطعتُها

And she severed the bonds between us;

and had I been free of love for her, I would have severed them.

ولمّا رأتْ ثِقلَ العتاب تجرّمتْ

ولمّا رأتْ ثِقلَ العتاب تجرّمتْ

عليّ ذنوباً عندها ما عَلِمْتُها

عليّ ذنوباً عندها ما عَلِمْتُها

And when she saw the weight of reproach, she charged

me with sins she claimed were mine, of which I knew nothing.

تعاقبُ مَنْ لم يُجرها في ضميرِهِ

تعاقبُ مَنْ لم يُجرها في ضميرِهِ

ولو أنّها مرّت عَلَىَّ غفرتُها

ولو أنّها مرّت عَلَىَّ غفرتُها

She punishes one who never let them cross his mind;

and had they befallen me, I would have forgiven them.

وملّتْ وما طال التزاورُ بينا

وملّتْ وما طال التزاورُ بينا

ولو أنّني طاولتُها ما مَلِلْتُها

ولو أنّني طاولتُها ما مَلِلْتُها

And she grew weary, though our visits had not lasted long;

and had I stayed long with her, I would not have tired of her.