لي صاحِبٌ أخطأتُ في وُدِّهِ

لي صاحِبٌ أخطأتُ في وُدِّهِ

وَلَيسَ يَخلو بَشرٌ مِن غَلَط

وَلَيسَ يَخلو بَشرٌ مِن غَلَط

I have a friend whom I was wrong to love;

I have a friend I wronged in his affection

And no human being is free from error.

And no mortal is free from faults

أعدَدتُ مِنهُ في العِدى صارِماً

أعدَدتُ مِنهُ في العِدى صارِماً

فَكانَ لَكِن لِفؤادي فَقَط

فَكانَ لَكِن لِفؤادي فَقَط

I readied him as a sharp sword against enemies;

I readied against him a cutting blade

And a sword he was—but for my heart alone.

But it was only for my heart alone