لا تَراني يَئِستُ مِن

كَ وَإِن كُنتُ موئِسا

Do not think I despair of you, though I may seem despairing.

Do not deem me one who despairs of

Perhaps my beloved will do well even if he has done wrong.

you, even if you cause despair.

رُبَّما أَحسَنَ الحَبي

بُ وَإِن كانَ قَد أَسا

By the face of yours, which whoever sees it takes breath,

Perhaps the beloved will show

I will weather existence, my master, with hope and perchance.

kindness, though he has done wrong.

بِأَبي وَجهَكَ الَّذي

مَن رَآهُ تَنَفَّسا

Ransomed with my father is your face,

for whoever sees it breathes freely.

أَقطَعُ الدَهرَ سَيِّدي

مِنكَ بِاللَوِّ وَالعَسى

I pass all of time, my master,

dwelling on 'if only' and 'perhaps'.