مضى زمان ولم توفوا وعودكموا

مضى زمان ولم توفوا وعودكموا

عفواً فحبل رجائي منكم إنقطعا

عفواً فحبل رجائي منكم إنقطعا

Time has passed, and you have not fulfilled your promises.

The time has passed, yet you did not fulfill your promises,

Pardon me, for the cord of my hope in you has snapped.

Alas, my rope of hope in you has snapped,

حسبتكم كيف شاء الود شئتكم

حسبتكم كيف شاء الود شئتكم

يا غادرين بمن في حبكم وقعا

يا غادرين بمن في حبكم وقعا

I regarded you as love willed; I desired you,

I thought of you as affection willed, as you wished,

O betrayers of the one who fell in love with you.

O perfidious ones! By the one who fell in love with you and was harmed,

ما هكذا فيكموا قد كان معتقدي

ما هكذا فيكموا قد كان معتقدي

بل اعتقدت الوفا فيكم فما نفعا

بل اعتقدت الوفا فيكم فما نفعا

This was not what I had believed of you;

This is not what I believed you to be,

Rather, I believed you faithful, but that did no good.

Rather, I believed in your loyalty, but it was of no use,

دعوا الجفى واعطفوا بالوصل واغتنموا

دعوا الجفى واعطفوا بالوصل واغتنموا

رضى المحب ففيكم رشده خلعا

رضى المحب ففيكم رشده خلعا

Abandon estrangement, show kindness through reunion, and make the most of

Cease your aloofness, draw near with connection, and seize

the lover's goodwill, for he has cast aside his good sense for you.

The satisfaction of the lover, for in you lies his wisdom's rejection.