عَهَدتُكَ بي دَهراً ضَنيناً عَلى العِدى

إِذا رَمَتِ الأَعداءُ عِرضِيَ بِالظَنِّ

I vow to you a long time of being content with injustice

When enemies try to harm my honor out of suspicion

وَكانَ يَراني حُسنُ رَأيِكَ بِالَّتي

يُفَتِّتُ أَكبادَ العُداةِ مِنَ الغُبنِ

And your good opinion of me used to see me as one

Who can crush the livers of foes out of their deceit

فَإِن حالَ ذاكَ الرَأيُ فِيَّ فَطالَماٍ

أَحَلتَ صُروفَ الدَهرِ مُجتَهِداً عَنّي

So if that opinion remains unchanged in me, then for so long

You have endured the turns of fate working hard for me

وَإِن قَسَتِ الأَخلاقُ مِنكَ فَطالَما

أَلَنتَ لِيَ الأَيّامَ حَتّى اِختَشَت مِنّي

And if morals have hardened from you, for so long

You have softened the days for me until I became scared of you