سقى وواعدني وصلاً ألذّ به

عند الرقاد ولا والله ما فعلا

He promised me a sweet union at nightfall

Yet when it came, by God, he did not fulfill.

فيا له الله من ساق مواعده

كانت مواعيد عرقوب لها مثلا

Curse him and his false promises -

They were like mirages leading men astray.