1. As if there was nothing, O mother of Hiqah, before this
At Maytan, a resort for us and dwellings,

2. And while we were in the branch of youth, though now
Nothing remains for us except what has passed,

3. So you denied it, O mother of Hiqah, as something new,
And I denied what you wished, and affection is deceitful,

4. And if you had allowed us, O mother of Hiqah, when with us
Was youth, and when you did not watch over proprieties,

5. We would have said to her one dark night,
Thus without blame are deposits returned.