1. لامَ فيكُم عَذولُهُ وَأَطالا

    كَم إِلى كَم يُعالِجُ العُذّالا

    His reproacher rebuked him over you, and went on at length.

    How long—how much longer—must he contend with the reproachers?

  2. كُلَّ يَومٍ لَهُم أَحاديثُ لَومٍ

    بَدَأَت راحَةً وَعادَت مَلالا

    Every day they have words of reproach,

    Which began as comfort and turned to tedium.

  3. بَعَثتُ ذِكرَكُم فَجاءَت خِفافاً

    وَاِقتَضَت هَجرَكُم فَراحَت ثِقالا

    I evoked your memory, and their words came light;

    And they demanded forsaking you, so they went away heavy.

  4. أَيُّها المُنكِرُ الغَرامَ عَلَينا

    حَسبُكَ اللَهُ قَد جَحَدتَ الجَمالا

    O you who condemn our passion,

    God is enough for you: you have indeed denied beauty.

  5. آيَةُ الحُسنِ لِلقُلوبِ تَجَلَّت

    كَيفَ لا تَعشَقُ العُيونُ اِمتِثالا

    The sign of beauty has revealed itself to hearts;

    How can eyes not love in obedience?

  6. لَكَ نُصحي وَما عَلَيكَ جِدالي

    آفَةُ النُصحِ أَن يَكونَ جِدالا

    My counsel is yours; you need not debate me.

    The bane of counsel is that it becomes an argument.

  7. وَهَبِ الرُشدَ أَنَّني أَنا أَسلو

    ما مِنَ العَقلِ أَن تَرومَ مُحالا

    And suppose it wise that I myself cease to love;

    It is not reasonable to seek the impossible.