ياO لائميyou who blame me فيfor حبهloving him لوif أننيthat I
يا لائمي في حبه لو أنني
أعربتI revealed عنabout وجديmy yearning بهfor him لمnot تلحنيyou reproach me
أعربت عن وجدي به لم تلحني
O you who blame me for loving him, if I
O you who blame me for loving him
Revealed my yearning for him, you would not reproach me.
If I had revealed my passion for him, you would not reproach me
كمhow often قدindeed أسأتyou wronged إلىtoward فتىa youth لوif أنهthat he
كم قد أسأت إلى فتى لو أنه
طلبhe sought السلوforgetfulness عنfrom الهوىlove لمnot يحسنhe knows how
طلب السلو عن الهوى لم يحسن
How often you have wronged a youth who, if he
How much wrong I've done to a lad, if he
Sought to forget love, would not know how.
Had sought solace for his love, he would not have perfected it