عِدِيني بوعد تستريح صَبابتي

إِلَيْهِ وأرجوه وإن لم يكن حقّا

Promise me with a promise that will soothe my youthfulness

I yearn for it even if it's not true

أعلّل نفسِي بانتظار وفائه

وأَشفِي به وَسْواسَ قلبي وما أَلْقَى

I convince myself with waiting for its fulfillment

And heal with it the obsessive thoughts of my heart and what I endure

فإني رأيت الغيثَ يَبْعَثُ رَعْدُه

سَحَاباً وبَرْقاً ثم يتلوهما دَفْقا

For I saw the rain unleashing its thunder

Forming clouds and lightning then pouring heavily after them

وهَلْ طُرْفة أحلَى وأَلْطَفُ مَوقِعاً

مِن الوَعْدِ يُحْيي العاشِقون به العِشقا

Is there a more beautiful and gentler feeling

Than a promise that revives the lovers' passion for love