1. Sweet is the promise of the dallying lover;
My hopes are swayed by the beauty of his pledge.
١. أَحلى مِنَ الإِنجازِ وَعدُ مُماطِلٍ
عُقِلَت بِحُسنِ وِصالِهِ آمالي
2. And sweeter than the safety of union tainted
By dread of parting and watch for the severer.
٢. وَأَلَذُّ مِن أَمنِ الوِصالِ يَشوبُهُ
خَوفُ الفِراقِ تَرَقُّبُ العُذّالِ