أُعلِّلُ آمالي بِكانَت وَلَم تَكُن

أُعلِّلُ آمالي بِكانَت وَلَم تَكُن

وَذَلِكَ طَعمُ السُّم والشهدُ في الكاسِ

وَذَلِكَ طَعمُ السُّم والشهدُ في الكاسِ

I soothe my hopes with “it was,” though it was not;

I justify my hopes though they were not

and that is the taste of poison and honey in the cup.

Such is the taste of poison and honey in the cup