يا جائراً وهوايَ يَعذُرَه

يا جائراً وهوايَ يَعذُرَه

منك الذّنوبُ ومنِّيَ العُذْرُ

منك الذّنوبُ ومنِّيَ العُذْرُ

O unjust one, whom my love excuses,

O unjust one though my love excuses you

From you come the wrongs; from me, the excuses.

The sins are from you, the excuses from me

لا تحسَبنِّي عَن مَلالِكَ لي

لا تحسَبنِّي عَن مَلالِكَ لي

غِرّا ولكنَّ الهوى غَرُّ

غِرّا ولكنَّ الهوى غَرُّ

Do not think me, regarding your weariness of me,

Think not that I am unwearied of you

Naive—but love is a deceiver.

Only the passion is deceitful

وأرى سبيلَ الهجرِ واضِحةً

وأرى سبيلَ الهجرِ واضِحةً

مسلوكةً لو كان لي صبْرُ

مسلوكةً لو كان لي صبْرُ

And I see the path of parting clear,

And I see the way of separation clear

Traversable, if only I had patience.

If only I had the patience to take it