هَجَرتَ الفَتى ظُلماً لَهُ فَوَجَدتَهُ

مَلِيّاً بِهِجرانِ الخَليلِ إِذا ظَلَم

You abandoned the young man unjustly, yet you found him

Bearing separation from his companion patiently when wronged

وَقَد كانَ يَجري دَمعُهُ وَهوَ ناكِسٌ

ضَعيفٌ نَحيفٌ طائِعٌ لِيَ كَالقَلَم

Tears flowed from him submissively while he bowed his head

Weak, frail, obedient as a pen yielding to your hand

إِلَيكَ فَما قامَت عَلَيَّ قِيامَةٌ

لِفُرقَةِ مَن لا يَعرِفُ الغَبنَ في القِيَم

I did not confront you over the separation

Of one unaware of injustice in such dealings

إِذا أوقِدَت نارٌ لِهِجرانِهِ اِصطَلى

وَإِن يَجزِ عَن حيفٍ أَلَمَّ بِهِ اِصطَلَم

When you lit the fire of his abandonment, he warmed himself by it

And if he was wronged, he endured the pain that afflicted him