وَقَد حَسُنَت عِندي كَواذِبُ وَعدِهِ

وَقَد حَسُنَت عِندي كَواذِبُ وَعدِهِ

وَيا رُبَّما اِستَحسَنتُ بارِقَ خُلَّبِ

وَيا رُبَّما اِستَحسَنتُ بارِقَ خُلَّبِ

The falsehoods of his promise have grown sweet to me;

And indeed, the falsehoods of his promise have seemed fair to me.

and oh, how often I have admired a deceptive flash of lightning.

And oh, how often I have admired lightning that brings no rain!