وزهدني في الحب أني رأيته
ضياعاً لنفسي يورث السخط والحقدا
And what made me renounce love was that I saw it
As ruin for my soul, breeding resentment and hatred.
إذا حل ألهاني عن اللّه والهدى
وأهليَ والأرزاق واستلب الرشدا
When it took hold, it distracted me from God and guidance,
And from my family and livelihood, and robbed me of sound judgment.
وإن زال عن قلبي تغيرت لاقياً
حبيبي عدواً لي فأُوسِعُهُ صدّا
And if it left my heart, I changed, meeting
My beloved as my enemy and lavishing rejection upon him.
فصرت إذا أبصرت حسناً يروقني
تذكرت عقباه فأعرضت مرتدّا
So now, whenever I behold beauty that delights me,
I recall its aftermath and turn away, retreating.
Sol 6.1