1. وَكُنتُ إِذا مانابَني مِنهُ نائِبٌ

    لَطَفتُ لِقَلبي أَو يُقيمَ لَهُ عُذرا

    And whenever some hurt from him befell me,

    I would coax my heart until it found him an excuse.

  2. وَأَكرَهُ إِعلامَ الوُشاةِ بِهَجرِهِ

    فَأَعتِبُهُ سِرّاً وَأَشكُرُهُ جَهرا

    And I dislike letting the tale-bearers know he has forsaken me,

    so I reproach him in secret and thank him openly.

  3. وَهَبتُ لِضَنّي سوءَ ظَنّي وَلَم أَدَع

    عَلى حالِهِ قَلبي يُسِرُّ لَهُ شَرّا

    For my cherished one I relinquished my mistrust, and did not leave

    my heart as it was, harboring secret ill will toward him.