1. Where are those promises, O liar
When you reconciled with me that there would be no reproach
١. أَينَ تِلكَ الأَيمانُ يا كَذّابُ
يَومَ صالَحتَني بِأَن لا عِتابُ
2. I believed them and it was nothing but
Since three days when this letter came
٢. كانَ تَصديقُها وَلَم يَكُ إِلّا
مُذ ثَلاثٍ أَن جاءَ هَذا الكِتابُ
3. I said when your letter recounted that I
Have changed, there is no answer to this
٣. قُلتُ لَمّا حَكى كِتابُكَ أَنّي
قَد تَغَيَّرتُ ما لِهَذا جَوابُ
4. My Lord, I am far from the beloved
And the reasons to get close are far
٤. رَبِّ إِنّي مِنَ الحَبيبِ بَعيدٌ
وَبَعيدٌ تَدنو بِهِ الأَسبابُ