وَلَّت فأَبَت لِحِلفَتي إِبرارا

وَلَّت فأَبَت لِحِلفَتي إِبرارا

عَن كَفّيَ تَنسَلُّ فَلا اِستِقرارا

عَن كَفّيَ تَنسَلُّ فَلا اِستِقرارا

She turned away and refused to honor my oath;

She turned away, refusing my true oath,

She slips away from my palm and does not stay.

Slipping from my hands, never staying still.

لَم أَلقَ سِوى سَدادِ ثغرٍ دوني

لَم أَلقَ سِوى سَدادِ ثغرٍ دوني

أَفواهُ عرىً ألقمتِ الأَزرارا

أَفواهُ عرىً ألقمتِ الأَزرارا

I found only a mouth sealed against me:

I found only locked lips below me -

The mouths of buttonholes were fed the buttons.

Mouths with gaping holes I stuffed with rags.