وكَريمةٍ شهِدَ الخِضابُ شَهادَةً

وكَريمةٍ شهِدَ الخِضابُ شَهادَةً

بفُتُوِّها عنْدَ الأداءِ مُزوّرَهْ

بفُتُوِّها عنْدَ الأداءِ مُزوّرَهْ

And a noble lady—the dye bore testimony

And a generous woman whose henna bore witness

to her youth, forged when given.

Of her deceitfulness when paying off

مرِضَ الفُؤادُ لَها وحُمَّ لأجْلِها

مرِضَ الفُؤادُ لَها وحُمَّ لأجْلِها

فجعَلْت منْها للعِلاجِ مُزَوَّرَهْ

فجعَلْت منْها للعِلاجِ مُزَوَّرَهْ

My heart fell ill for her and grew feverish because of her,

The heart grew sick for her, and was in anguish because of her

so, for treatment, I made of her a “counterfeit” medicinal dish.

So I made up from her as a remedy, a fabrication