كنت بين الرجاء واليأس منه

كنت بين الرجاء واليأس منه

أقطع الدهر بين سلم وحرب

أقطع الدهر بين سلم وحرب

I was between hope and despair of him,

I was between hope and despair from him

Passing my days between peace and war.

Crossing time between peace and war

ألتقي عتبه بأكرم إعتا

ألتقي عتبه بأكرم إعتا

ب ويلقى ذلي بتيه وعجب

ب ويلقى ذلي بتيه وعجب

I met his reproach with the noblest appeasement,

I meet his blame with the most generous apology

While he met my abasement with arrogance and conceit.

And he meets my humility with arrogance and wonder

فبدا للملول أني لو رم

فبدا للملول أني لو رم

ت سوا لما سلا عنه قلبي

ت سوا لما سلا عنه قلبي

Then the fickle one saw that, even if I sought

So it seemed to the worried one that if I threw

Another, my heart would not forget him.

Aside the one my heart asked about

فتجنى لي الذنوب ولا وال

فتجنى لي الذنوب ولا وال

له ما لي ذنب سوى فرط حبي

له ما لي ذنب سوى فرط حبي

So he falsely charged me with sins—no, by

Then sins would be reaped for me yet I have

God, I have no sin but the excess of my love.

No sin other than excessive love