عجبتُ من صبري ومن هَجرِهِ

عجبتُ من صبري ومن هَجرِهِ

ومن تجنّيه ومن كِبرِهِ

ومن تجنّيه ومن كِبرِهِ

I marvel at my patience—and at his shunning of me,

I marveled at my patience and at his abandonment,

At his unjust cruelty, and at his pride.

And at his unjust treatment and at his arrogance.

كيف احتيالي والهوى مالكٌ

كيف احتيالي والهوى مالكٌ

والقلب مُنقادٌ إلى أمرِهِ

والقلب مُنقادٌ إلى أمرِهِ

How can I endure, when love is my master,

How can I devise a stratagem when love is master,

And the heart submits to its bidding?

And the heart submits to its command?