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He betrayed his promise

ما له قد خان عهده

1. He betrayed his promise
Forgetting that affection

١. ما لَهُ قَد خانَ عَهدَه
ناسِياً تِلكَ المَوَدَّه

2. Fortune favored him
Secretly, then took it back

٢. أَنعَمَ الدَهرُ بِهِ في
خُلسَةٍ ثُمَّ اِستَرَدَّه

3. He is like a flower, and
Mars in his softness and vigor

٣. هُوَ كَالزُهرَةِ وَال
مِرّيخِ في لينٍ وَشِدَّه

4. His face is a garden, so pluck
Its apple, or pick his rose

٤. وَجهُهُ البُستانُ فاِقطِف
آسَهُ أَو فَاِجنِ وَردَه

5. I have nothing but my poetry
If only it would impress him

٥. لَيسَ عِندي غَيرُ شِعري
لَيتَهُ يَنفُقُ عِندَه

6. O languid eyes
Nothing but yearning stirs in my heart

٦. يا كَليلَ الطَرفِ إِلاّ
في فُؤادي ما أَحَدَّه

7. Separation has defeated my patience
May reunion restore it

٧. هَزَمَ الهَجرُ اِصطِباري
فَعَسى لِلوَصلِ رَدَّه

8. If only he would grieve for my
State, or take pity on his servant

٨. لَيتَهُ يَرثي لِما عِن
دِيَ أَو يَرحَمُ عَبدَه