سألت حبيبي اين وعدك فالتوى

سألت حبيبي اين وعدك فالتوى

بلطف كغصن البان ليا عن الوعد

بلطف كغصن البان ليا عن الوعد

I asked my beloved, “Where is your promise?” and he turned aside,

I asked my beloved where is your promise bending

Gently, like a ben-tree bough, bending away from the promise.

With gentleness like a supple bough he turned from his promise

وغالطني بالقول والحب جائر

وغالطني بالقول والحب جائر

علي فآه آه من ناقض العهد

علي فآه آه من ناقض العهد

And he deceived me with words, while love is unjust

And wronged me with words though love is unjust

To me—so ah, ah, for the breaker of the pledge!

Woe to me from one who breaks vows

ففي شعره ليل وشمس بوجهه

ففي شعره ليل وشمس بوجهه

ومن نقضه الميثاق قلبي في الرعد

ومن نقضه الميثاق قلبي في الرعد

For in his hair is night, and on his face a sun,

In his hair there is night and sun in his face

And from his breaking the covenant, my heart is amid thunder.

My heart is thunder because he broke his pact