صدقتم فيَّ الوشاة وقد مضى

صدقتم فيَّ الوشاة وقد مضى

في حبكم زمني وفي تكذيبها

في حبكم زمني وفي تكذيبها

You believed the slanderers about me, though I have spent

You believed the slanderers, though time has passed,

My life loving you and refuting them.

While my love for you and denial of them remained,

وزعمتم أني مللت حديثكم

وزعمتم أني مللت حديثكم

من ذا يمل من الحياة وطيبها

من ذا يمل من الحياة وطيبها

And you claimed that I had tired of your talk.

You claimed that I grew weary of your words,

Who could tire of life and its sweetness?

But who would tire of life and its goodness?