1. I languished while yearning burned my liver,
Until destiny brought joy in love and freedom.
١. ظَلَلْتُ وَالشَّوْقُ مُحْرِقٌ كَبِدِي
حَتَّى قَضَى السَّعْدُ فِي الهَوَى وَطَرِي
2. Then came a day with no sun but my own,
No light but my moon's soft beams.
٢. فَكَانَ يَوْمٌ لا شَمْسَ فِيهِ سِوَى
شَمْسِ وَلا نَيِّرٌ سِوَى قَمَرِي
3. A promise kept, in purest faith -
No threat could match that day in my life's span.
٣. أَنْجَزَ وَعْداً فِيهِ الصَّفَاءُ فَلَمْ
يَشِبْهُ غَيْرُ الوَعِيدِ مِنْ عُمَرِ
4. My beauty close, his passion conquered me;
My fortress breached - no fear, no caution left.
٤. حُسْنِي إِلَى جَانِبِي وَسَطْوَتُهُ
حُصْنِي فَمَا خَشْيَتِي وَمَا حَذَرِي