ويلي مِنَ المُعْرِضِ الغَضْبان إذ نقلَ ال

ويلي مِنَ المُعْرِضِ الغَضْبان إذ نقلَ ال

واشي إليه حديثاً كُلُّهُ زُورُ

واشي إليه حديثاً كُلُّهُ زُورُ

Woe to me from the angry one who turns away, when the

Woe to me from the angry one who turned away

tale-bearer conveyed to him a tale that was wholly false.

When a gossip told him pure lies

مقصّرُ الصُّدْغِ مَسبول ذَؤابَتهُ

مقصّرُ الصُّدْغِ مَسبول ذَؤابَتهُ

لي مِنهُ وجدان مَمدودٌ وَمَقصورُ

لي مِنهُ وجدان مَمدودٌ وَمَقصورُ

His temple-lock is cropped, his tress hangs loose;

With a slanted cheek and dangling forelock

from him I have two longings: one prolonged, one cut short.

My love for him is outstretched yet confined

سَلَّمتُ فَاِزوَرَّ يَزوي قَوسَ حاجِبِهِ

سَلَّمتُ فَاِزوَرَّ يَزوي قَوسَ حاجِبِهِ

كَأَنّني كأس خَمرٍ وهوَ مخْمُورُ

كَأَنّني كأس خَمرٍ وهوَ مخْمُورُ

I greeted him; he turned aside, tightening his eyebrow's bow,

I surrendered while he knitted his brow

as though I were a cup of wine and he were hungover.

As though I'm a cup of wine and he is drunk

فيهِ مَحاسِنُ شَتَّى قَد فُتِنْتُ بِها

فيهِ مَحاسِنُ شَتَّى قَد فُتِنْتُ بِها

وكلّ مُفْتَتِنٍ بالحُسْنِ مَعْذُورُ

وكلّ مُفْتَتِنٍ بالحُسْنِ مَعْذُورُ

In him are varied charms that have bewitched me,

He has manifold charms I'm infatuated with

and everyone captivated by beauty is excused.

And every infatuated by beauty is excused

مُهَفْهَفٌ في هَواه ما اِستَجَرتُ بهِ

مُهَفْهَفٌ في هَواه ما اِستَجَرتُ بهِ

إِلّا وَجَدت غَرامي وَهوَ مَنصورُ

إِلّا وَجَدت غَرامي وَهوَ مَنصورُ

Slender is he; in my love for him, I never sought refuge with him

Sighing in his love, I gained nothing

without finding my passion triumphant.

Except my passion while he is victorious