1. تَجَنَّبنَني مِن بَعدِ شُحٍّ وَغَيرَةٍ

    عَلَيَّ فَما لي عِندَهُنَّ نَصيبُ

    They shunned me after their possessiveness and jealousy

    over me; so I have no share with them.

  2. إِذا أَنا لَم أُمنَع فَأَضعَفُ طالِبٍ

    وَإِن لَم أُطَع عُدَّت لَهُنَّ ذُنوبُ

    If I am not denied, I am the feeblest suitor;

    and if I am not obeyed, sins are counted against them.

  3. فَلا أَنا لِلعِرفانِ بِالهَجرِ أَنثَني

    وَلا النَفسُ عَمّا لا تَنالُ تَطيبُ

    So knowing their estrangement does not make me turn away,

    nor is my soul content to relinquish what it cannot attain.