1. Alas, alas for the promises of meeting!
The appointed time was nearer than you knew.
١. هَيهاتَ هَيهاتَ بِرَيّاتِ الكَلَل
قَد كانَ أَدنى موعِد مِنكَ وَعِل
2. Two months have passed while no messenger came;
٢. قَد مَرَّ شَهرانِ وَلَم يَأتِ الرُسُل