بلوت الليالي فلم يتزن

بلوت الليالي فلم يتزن

بأدنى الإساءة إحسانها

بأدنى الإساءة إحسانها

I have tested the nights; not enough to counterbalance

The nights passed by without balance

even the slightest harm was their kindness.

With even the slightest disfavor, her kindness

فلا تحمدنها على وصلها

فلا تحمدنها على وصلها

ففي نفس الوصل هجرانها

ففي نفس الوصل هجرانها

So do not praise them for their closeness;

So do not praise her for her union

for in that very closeness lies their abandonment.

For in that very union, her abandonment