خاب ظني إن لم تكن عند ظني

قلْ فمن لي يا منية المتمني

My hope is lost if you are not as I hoped

Say, who is there for me, O object of my desire

والذي فات لا تعده علينا

ومن الآن فلتكن عند طني

Let not what's past be counted against us

And from now on, be as I think of you