ما زِلتُ أَطمَعُ حَتّى قَد تَبَيَّنَ لي

ما زِلتُ أَطمَعُ حَتّى قَد تَبَيَّنَ لي

جَدٌّ مِنَ الخُلفِ في ميعادِ مَزّاحِ

جَدٌّ مِنَ الخُلفِ في ميعادِ مَزّاحِ

I kept hoping until it became clear to me

I still have hope though it's clear I've been let down

that a joker was earnest in breaking his promise to meet.

My playmate wasn't joking when he didn't show

لَيلي كَما شِئتَ لَيلٌ لا اِنقِضاءَ لَهُ

لَيلي كَما شِئتَ لَيلٌ لا اِنقِضاءَ لَهُ

بَخَلتَ حَتّى عَلى لَيلي بِإِصباحِ

بَخَلتَ حَتّى عَلى لَيلي بِإِصباحِ

My night, as you wished, is a night without end;

Do what you will, my night, you'll never end

you begrudged even my night the coming of dawn.

You wouldn't even grant my night a dawn's first glow