أَتَتني تُؤَنِّبُني في البُكاءِ

أَتَتني تُؤَنِّبُني في البُكاءِ

فاهِلاً بِها وَبَتَأنيبِها

فاهِلاً بِها وَبَتَأنيبِها

She came to me, reproaching me for weeping.

She came to me, reproaching me for weeping

She came to me, reproaching me for my weeping,

So welcome to her and to her reproach!

Heedless of her and her reproach was I

So welcome to her, and to her reproach!

تَقولُ وَفي قَولِها حِشمَةٌ

تَقولُ وَفي قَولِها حِشمَةٌ

أَتَبكي بِعَينٍ تَراني بِها

أَتَبكي بِعَينٍ تَراني بِها

She says, with modesty in her words,

She said, and in her saying was modesty

She says, and in her words lies modesty:

"Do you weep with an eye through which you see me?"

Do you weep with eyes that see me therewith?

"Do you weep with the eye that beholds me?"

فَقُلتُ إِذا اِستَحسَنَت غَيرَكُم

فَقُلتُ إِذا اِستَحسَنَت غَيرَكُم

أَمَرتُ الدُموعَ بِتَأديبِها

أَمَرتُ الدُموعَ بِتَأديبِها

So I said, "If it finds anyone but you beautiful,

I said: when others please you

I replied, "If it ever admired other than you,

I shall order the tears to chastise it."

I order tears for their chastising

I ordered the tears to discipline it."