1. I lingered at the prince's door, fettered
By a captive promise in the grip of his caprice.
١. لَبِثتُ عَلى بابِ الأَميرِ مُعَلَّلاً
بِوَعدٍ أَسيرٍ في سَلاسِلِ مَطلِهِ
2. O cave, for which I had such hope,
You have slept away from me like the sleep of its people.
٢. فَيَأَيَّها الكَهفُ الَّذي قَد رَجَوتُهُ
لَقَد نِمتَ عَنّى مِثلَ نَومِ أَهلِهِ