1. When I saw that love had built its bridge,
And lovers were called to cross while cowards fled,
١. ولمّا رأيتُ الحُبَّ قد مدَّ جسره
ونوديَ في العُشاق ويحَكُمُ فرُّوا
2. I hurried towards the bridge to cross it,
But deprivation overtook me and the bridge collapsed.
٢. تبادرتُ نحو الجسر كيما أجوزه
فأدرَكَني الحرمانُ وانقطع الجِسرُ