كَتَبتُ إِلَيكَ وَظَنّي بِأَنَّ

كَتَبتُ إِلَيكَ وَظَنّي بِأَنَّ

مَسعايَ عِندَكَ لا يُخفِقُ

مَسعايَ عِندَكَ لا يُخفِقُ

I wrote to you, believing that

I wrote to you thinking that

My efforts with you would not fail,

my hearing with you does not waver

وَأَنَّ عُهودي إِذا أَخلَقَت

وَأَنَّ عُهودي إِذا أَخلَقَت

عُهودُ المُحِبّينَ لا تُخلِقُ

عُهودُ المُحِبّينَ لا تُخلِقُ

And that my vows, even when

and that when my covenants are broken

Lovers’ vows wore out, would not wear out.

the covenants of lovers are not broken

فَلَمّا جَعَلتَ جَوابي السُكوتَ

فَلَمّا جَعَلتَ جَوابي السُكوتَ

تَبَيَّنَ لي أَنَّني أَحمَقُ

تَبَيَّنَ لي أَنَّني أَحمَقُ

But when you made silence your reply to me,

But when you made my answer silence

It became clear to me that I was a fool.

it became clear to me that I am a fool