1. تَعَذَّرَ مَنْ أحِبُّ فَطَابَ عُذْرِي

    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.

  2. فَقَالَ لِيَ العَذُولُ اتْرُكْ هَوَى مَنْ

    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.”