عَدَّيتُ عَنكِ بِمَنطِقي فَعَداكا

عَدَّيتُ عَنكِ بِمَنطِقي فَعَداكا

وَشَكَوتُ غَيرَكَ إِذ رَأَيتُ هَواكا

وَشَكَوتُ غَيرَكَ إِذ رَأَيتُ هَواكا

I steered my words away from you, so they passed you by.

I diverted my speech away from you, so it passed you by,

And I complained of another when I perceived your love.

And I complained of another when I beheld your love,

عَرَّضتُ بِالشَكوى لِغَيرِكَ شُبهَةً

عَرَّضتُ بِالشَكوى لِغَيرِكَ شُبهَةً

وَكَنَيتُ عَنكَ وَما أُريدُ سِواكا

وَكَنَيتُ عَنكَ وَما أُريدُ سِواكا

I hinted at another in my complaint, to create ambiguity,

I directed my complaint toward someone else as a ruse,

And spoke of you indirectly, though I meant none but you.

And spoke of you allusively, though I desire none but you.