تَعَذَّرَheld aloof مَنْthe one whom أحِبُّI love فَطَابَso became sound عُذْرِيmy excuse
تَعَذَّرَ مَنْ أحِبُّ فَطَابَ عُذْرِي
وَزَادَand grew هَوَايَmy passion فِيهِfor him وَقَلَّand waned صَبْرِيmy patience
وَزَادَ هَوَايَ فِيهِ وَقَلَّ صَبْرِي
The one I love held aloof, so my excuse was sound.
And my passion for him grew, and my patience waned.
فَقَالَso he said لِيَto me العَذُولُthe reproacher اتْرُكْabandon هَوَىlove for مَنْone who
فَقَالَ لِيَ العَذُولُ اتْرُكْ هَوَى مَنْ
تَعَذَّرَheld aloof قُلْتُI said دَعْنِيleave me قَلَّdiminished عُذْرِيmy excuse
تَعَذَّرَ قُلْتُ دَعْنِي قَلَّ عُذْرِي
Then the reproacher said to me, “Abandon love for one
Who held aloof.” I said, “Leave me; I have little excuse.”