أملي فيه ليأسي قاهرُ

فلذا قلبي عليه صابرُ

My hope in him is that he may come as conqueror;

and so my heart is not left bewildered over him.

وهو المحسِن والمجمِل بي

وأنا الراجي له والشاكر

He is the doer of good, the one gracious toward me,

and I am the one who hopes in him and gives thanks.

طرفه يُخبرني عن قلبه

أنني يوماً عليه قادر

His glance tells me what is in his heart:

that one day I shall have power over him.