عَشِقَتI loved مَنone whom لاnot أُلامI am blamed فيهِconcerning him وَلاnor
عَشِقَت مَن لا أُلام فيهِ وَلا
أُنسَبُI am accused فيin عِشقِهِloving him إِلىto الغَلَطِerror
أُنسَبُ في عِشقِهِ إِلى الغَلَطِ
I have loved one for loving whom I am not blamed, nor
I fell in love with one who has no blame in him
am I accused of error in loving him.
Nor do I attribute any wrong in loving him
لِأَنَّنيbecause I ماnot تَرَكتُI left قَطَّever يَديmy hand
لِأَنَّني ما تَرَكتُ قَطَّ يَدي
مُذsince كُنتُI was طِفلاًa child إِلّاexcept عَلىon النُقَطِthe dots
مُذ كُنتُ طِفلاً إِلّا عَلى النُقَطِ
For I have never let my hand rest,
For I have never since I was a child
since I was a child, except upon the dots.
Removed my hand except from the dots