وعديني بموعدٍ

وامطلي ما حييتِ بهْ

You promised me a tryst

And kept me longing as long as you lived

ودعيني أفوزُ من

كِ بنجوى تطلُّبِه

And left me to reap from your

Whispered longing a greater prize

فعسى يعثرُ الزما

نُ بِحُبّي فينتبه

Perhaps time will trip on

My love and awaken