يلومblames العذولthe reproacher علىfor أعينٍeyes
يلوم العذول على أعينٍ
خطائيةCathayan حسنهاtheir beauty فيagainst me سطاassailed
خطائية حسنها في سطا
The reproacher blames me for eyes—
The blamer blames my eyes
Cathayan, whose beauty has assailed me.
For their beauty is wrongdoing
عذوليَmy reproacher خذtake لكَfor yourself عينeye (very essence) الصوابrightness
عذوليَ خذ لكَ عين الصواب
ودعْand leave فيin الهوىlove ليَfor me عينeye الخطاerror (punning on Cathay)
ودعْ في الهوى ليَ عين الخطا
My reproacher, take for yourself the very eye of right,
Blamer, take the eye of right
And leave me, in love, the eye of error.
Leave for me in love the eye of wrong