طَلَبتُ مِنهُ لِوصالي ساعَةً

طَلَبتُ مِنهُ لِوصالي ساعَةً

واعدَني وقال لا تُفشِ الخبرْ

واعدَني وقال لا تُفشِ الخبرْ

I asked him for an hour of union with me.

He promised me and said, “Do not reveal the news.”

وَخَدُّه أَدماهُ لَحظُ مُقلَتي

وَخَدُّه أَدماهُ لَحظُ مُقلَتي

حينَ اِختَلَستُ الوَردَ منهُ بِالنّظَر

حينَ اِختَلَستُ الوَردَ منهُ بِالنّظَر

And his cheek was bloodied by my eye’s glance,

when I stole the roses from it with my gaze.

طالَبتُهُ بِوَعدِهِ فَقَال لي اِق

طالَبتُهُ بِوَعدِهِ فَقَال لي اِق

تَرَبَت السّاعَة وَاِنشَقَّ القَمر

تَرَبَت السّاعَة وَاِنشَقَّ القَمر

I held him to his promise, and he said to me:

“The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has split.”