قالوا اعتذرْ بالتسلي

قالوا اعتذرْ بالتسلي

فوجهُهُ فيهِ شعرُ

فوجهُهُ فيهِ شعرُ

They said, 'Make seeking solace your excuse,

They told me to apologize pleasantly

for his face has hair upon it.'

But his face in it is poetry

لا ما لعذري وَجْهٌ

لا ما لعذري وَجْهٌ

ولا لوجهكَ عَذْرُ

ولا لوجهكَ عَذْرُ

No—my excuse has no grounds,

No my apology has no justification

nor is there any excuse for your face.

Nor does your face have any excuse