1. Your promise of dew was frail
And the mother of our hopes is barren
١. وَعدُكُم بِالنَدى سَقيمُ
وَأُمُّ آمالِنا عَقيمُ
2. You made a tryst and slept
So here am I, the constant sitter
٢. وَهَبتُمُ مَوعِداً وَنُمتُم
فَعِندِيَ المُقعِدُ المُقيمُ
3. O sleep the likes of which
Neither cave nor inscription have known before!
٣. يا رَقدَةً لَم يَحظَ قَديماً
بِمِثلِها الكَهفُ وَالرَقيمُ
4. Her sitting is excused from fulfilling a right
For she harbors no blame
٤. قُعودُها عَن قَضاءِ حَقٍ
لِعُذرِ مَن لامَني يُقيمُ