1. قَسَماً بِمَن خَلَقَ الكَواكِبِ وَالسَما

    ما حِلتُ حيناً عَن وِدادِكُم وَما

    I swear by Him who created the stars and the sky:

    Not for a moment have I turned from loving you, nor...

  2. فَلِمَ المُحِبّ يُجُبّ قَلبَ مُحِبِّهِ

    وَيَريشُ مِن نَبعِ القَطيعَةِ أَسهُما

    Why, then, does a lover cut out the heart of the one who loves him

    And fletch arrows from the nabʿ wood of estrangement?

  3. وَبَذَلتُ في أَغراضِكُم فَوقَ الَّذي

    في الوِسعِ حَتّى خِلتُ أَن لَن أَتهَما

    And I gave to fulfill your wishes more than what

    Was within my power, until I thought I would not be accused.

  4. وَحَسِبتُ أَنَّكَ لا تَقولُ مواجِهي

    قَد صَحَّ يأسي مِن وِصالِكَ مِثلَما

    And I thought you would not say to my face:

    My despair of union with you has proved well-founded, just as...