1. أبكيتِني فبكيتُ

    من غير ذنبٍ جنيْتُ

    You made me weep, so I wept,

    Though I had committed no offense.

  2. وقلتِ لي امضِ عنّي

    مُصاحَباً فمضيْتُ

    And you said to me, 'Go away from me,

    Accompanied'—and I went.

  3. ولو أمرتِ بأنّي

    أقضي الحياةَ قضَيتُ

    And had you commanded that I

    End my life, I would have ended it.

  4. أضعْتني فرعيتُ

    وخُنتني فوفيتُ

    You neglected me, yet I cared for you,

    And you betrayed me, yet I kept faith.

  5. أطعتِ فيَّ الأعادي

    وكلّهُمْ قد عصيتُ

    You heeded the enemies against me,

    While I had disobeyed them all.

  6. فكيف أصبحتِ غَضبَى

    لمَّا رضاكِ أتيتُ

    So how did you become angry

    When I did what pleased you?

  7. فاستضحكتْ ثم قالت

    جُنِنْتَ قلتُ رَضَيْتُ

    So she burst out laughing, then said:

    'You've gone mad!' I said, 'I am content.'

  8. قالت لعلَّ وِصالي

    أبيتَ قلتُ أبيتُ

    She said, 'Perhaps it was union with me

    You refused?' I said, 'I refused.'

  9. قالت ثَكِلْتُ أبي إن

    فَعَلْتَ إن بالَيْتُ

    She said, 'May I lose my father if

    I care, should you do that!'

  10. فلم تزل بيَ حتى

    إلى هواها ارعويتُ

    And she kept pressing me until

    I yielded to her desire.