تداهى عذولي في هواه ولم تكن

تداهى عذولي في هواه ولم تكن

مقاصده تخفي على عاشق مثلي

مقاصده تخفي على عاشق مثلي

My reproacher affected cunning in his love, yet

My beloved went too far in his love, and could not

his intentions were not hidden from a lover like me.

Hide his intentions from a lover like me,

أحب فلما غار مني وخاف أن

أحب فلما غار مني وخاف أن

أفاتحه في ذاك سابق بالعذل

أفاتحه في ذاك سابق بالعذل

He fell in love; then, when he grew jealous of me and feared that

I loved him, but when he grew jealous of me and feared

I would broach that with him, he forestalled me with reproach.

That I would confront him about it, he pulled away.