ما زِلتُ أَطمَعُ حَتّى قَد تَبَيَّنَ لي

جَدٌّ مِنَ الخُلفِ في ميعادِ مَزّاحِ

I still have hope though it's clear I've been let down

My playmate wasn't joking when he didn't show

لَيلي كَما شِئتَ لَيلٌ لا اِنقِضاءَ لَهُ

بَخَلتَ حَتّى عَلى لَيلي بِإِصباحِ

Do what you will, my night, you'll never end

You wouldn't even grant my night a dawn's first glow