بِالأَمسِ قَد قالَ الحَجى لي

بِالأَمسِ قَد قالَ الحَجى لي

لا تُلقِ ناظِرَيكَ إِلى الحِجالِ

لا تُلقِ ناظِرَيكَ إِلى الحِجالِ

Yesterday, Reason said to me:

Yesterday, reason said to me:

“Do not cast your eyes toward the curtained chambers.”

“Do not cast your eyes toward the curtained chambers.”

فَقَطَعتُ طَرفي دُونَها

فَقَطَعتُ طَرفي دُونَها

وَأَطَعتُ ما قالَ الحِجى لي

وَأَطَعتُ ما قالَ الحِجى لي

So I cut my gaze off before it reached them,

So I stopped my gaze short of them,

And obeyed what Reason had said to me.

and obeyed what reason said to me.