1. Patience, my soul, in sorrow's painful hour,
Though one you love rejects you and turns sour,
١. اصبِر النَّفسَ عَلى مَرِّ الحَزَن
وَإِذا عَزَّكَ مَن تَهوى فَهُن
2. Perhaps the days ahead may union bring,
As though this separation were no thing.
٢. فَلَعَلَّ الوَصلَ يَأتي مَرَّةً
فَكَأَنَّ الهَجرَ شَيءٌ لَم يَكُن
3. By God, I swear it was not I who strayed,
In loving her, I looked but for the fair.
٣. أَنا لا وَاللَّهِ ما حِلتُ وَلا
كانَ مِنِّي في الهَوى إِلَّا الحَسَن
4. Though she believes I've been to her untrue
And broke my vows, if so, what could I do?
٤. وَلَقَد تَزعُمُ أَنِّي خُنتُها
وَنَقَضتُ العَهدَ لا كُنتُ إِذَن