أَيَجْمُلُ سُلْوانِي إِذَا هَجرَ الحِبُّ

أَيَجْمُلُ سُلْوانِي إِذَا هَجرَ الحِبُّ

أَمِ الصَّبْرُ أَوْلَى بِي إِذَا وَلَّه الحُبُّ

أَمِ الصَّبْرُ أَوْلَى بِي إِذَا وَلَّه الحُبُّ

Is it fitting for me to forget when the beloved forsakes me?

Does my beauty still hold when love has gone away?

Or is patience more fitting for me when love drives me to distraction?

Or is patience better for me when love has turned astray?