ولَمَّا رأيتُ الكَاشِحِينَ تتبَّعُوا

ولَمَّا رأيتُ الكَاشِحِينَ تتبَّعُوا

هَوَانَا وأَبدُوا دُوْنَنا نَظَراً شَزْرا

هَوَانَا وأَبدُوا دُوْنَنا نَظَراً شَزْرا

And when I saw the spiteful foes tracking

When I saw those conceited ones pursue

Our love, and casting hostile sidelong glances before us,

Disgrace for us and turn toward us with arrogant disdain,

جَعَلْتُ وما بي من صُدُودٍ ولا قِلىً

جَعَلْتُ وما بي من صُدُودٍ ولا قِلىً

أزورُكُمُ يَوماً وأهجرُكُمْ شَهْرا

أزورُكُمُ يَوماً وأهجرُكُمْ شَهْرا

I began—though I felt neither aversion nor hatred—

Though I have no shields or spears,

To visit you one day and stay away from you for a month.

I visit you one day and shun you for a month.