ماذا عَلَيهِم وَما لَهُم خَرِسوا

ماذا عَلَيهِم وَما لَهُم خَرِسوا

لَو أَنَّهُم في عُيوبِهِم نَظَروا

لَو أَنَّهُم في عُيوبِهِم نَظَروا

What would it cost them—what ails them, may they be struck dumb!—

What is wrong with them, why are they silent

if they looked at their own faults?

If only they would look at their own flaws

أَعشَقُ وَحدي وَيُؤخَذونَ بِهِ

أَعشَقُ وَحدي وَيُؤخَذونَ بِهِ

كَالتُركِ تَغزو فَتُؤخَذُ الخَزَرُ

كَالتُركِ تَغزو فَتُؤخَذُ الخَزَرُ

I alone fall in love, yet they are held accountable for it,

I love solitude, yet they take offense

as when the Turks raid and the Khazars are taken captive.

Like Turks who attack, then Khazars take recompense