لَمْ أَسْلُ إِذْ عَذَّرَ مَنْ شَفَّني

لَمْ أَسْلُ إِذْ عَذَّرَ مَنْ شَفَّني

عُذْراً وَبَعْضُ الْعُذْرِ إِيهامُ

عُذْراً وَبَعْضُ الْعُذْرِ إِيهامُ

I did not cease loving when the one who wasted me grew cheek down—

I did not ask for an excuse when the one who cured me made excuses

an excuse, though some excuses are deceptive.

Some of the excuse was just an illusion

وَعَنْ قَليلٍ يَلْتَحي أَمْرَدٌ

وَعَنْ قَليلٍ يَلْتَحي أَمْرَدٌ

قَدْ خُطَّ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ لامُ

قَدْ خُطَّ مِنْ لِحْيَتِهِ لامُ

And soon a beardless youth will grow a beard:

And after a little while a beardless youth

his beard has already traced the letter lām.

Whose beard was just starting to grow deceived me