1. I did not expect that your covenant
Would be thus, a feeble covenant
١. ما كُنتُ أَحسِبُ أَنَّ عَه
دَكَم كَذا عَهدٌ سَقيمُ
2. Your confidant is abandoned, his right
To long companionship denied
٢. يُجفى وَلِيُّكُمُ وَيَف
نى حَقُّ صُحبَتِهِ القَديمُ
3. I truly thought your loyalty
To the covenant with me would endure
٣. وَلَقَد ظَنَنتُ وَفاءَكُم
بِالعَهدِ لي أَبَداً يَقومُ
4. But I see my vestiges with you
Fade, as vestiges fade away
٤. وَأَرى رُسومي عِندَكُم
تَعفو كَما عَفَتِ الرُسومُ