أَهُمُّ بِأَن أَقولَ وَدِدتُ أَنّي

أَهُمُّ بِأَن أَقولَ وَدِدتُ أَنّي

سَلَوتُ فَما يُطاوِعُني لِساني

سَلَوتُ فَما يُطاوِعُني لِساني

I intend to say, “I wish that I

I wish that I could say I longed for you

had ceased to love,” but my tongue will not obey me.

My tongue won't obey me, it rings untrue