بكرت عواذله تُعاتِبه

وجلون دون مَواقِعِ الغَدرِ

Her lovers reproached her at dawn,

Yet she remained aloof from the scenes of betrayal.

وَتَصرَّمت أَيام لَذَّتِهِ

فَمَضَينَ عَنهُ بِجِدَّةِ العُمرِ

The days of her pleasure have passed,

And gone from her in the seriousness of old age.

وَخَلَت مَنازِلُ من أَحِبَّتِهِ

قَذَفت بِهِم عنها يَدُ الدَهرِ

The dwellings of those she loved are deserted,

Emptied by the hand of fate.

نَذَر الزَمانُ عَلى تفرُّقِنا

نَذراً فأبى يُصادِقُ النَذرِ

Time has vowed we'll be parted,

A vow it refuses to break.

وَأَشَدُّ ما أَلقاهُ بَعدَهُم

أَنّي فُجِعتُ بِهِم وَبالصَبرُ

And worse than losing them

Is that I've lost fortitude and patience too.