1. A note from you has wearied me,
And wholly bent my patience down.
١. وَصَلَت مِنكَ رُقعَةٌ أَسأَمَتني
وَثَنَت صَبرِيَ الجَميلَ كَليلا
2. Like summer's day, hot, hard and long,
Or winter's night, cold, bleak and long.
٢. كَنَهارِ المَصيَفِ حراً وَكرباً
وَلَيالي الشِتاءِ بَرداً وَطولا