وَلاand not إِنَّنيindeed I ناسيكَforgetful of you بِاللَيلِat night ماas long as بَكتshe wept
وَلا إِنَّني ناسيكَ بِاللَيلِ ما بَكت
عَلىupon فننa bough وَرقاءa gray dove ظلَّتshe kept تُهَتِّفcalling out
عَلى فنن وَرقاء ظلَّت تُهَتِّف
No, indeed, I shall not forget you at night, so long as she weeps—
A gray dove upon a bough, calling on and on.