قالَت وَقَد واصَلَت اِن كُنتَ تَأَلَفُني

بِانفس العَين حَتّى الفَجر حَييني

She said, as she bid farewell, "If you really love me,

Stay awake looking at me until dawn greets me."

فَقُلت قَومي بِحِفظ اللَهِ سَيِّدَتي

لا أَقبَلُ الشَرطَ لَو كُنتَ مِنَ العَين

I said, "My lady, may God protect you,

I cannot accept the condition, even if you were the beloved."