1. When we met, the watcher being distracted,
And the sun was setting in the evening glow,
١. وَلَمّا اِلتَقَينا وَالرّقيب بِنَجْوةٍ
وَقَد حانَ مِن شَمسِ النّهارِ مَغيبُ
2. We expressed our love however we wished,
Thirsty eyes were quenched, and hearts were fulfilled.
٢. أَبَحْنا الهَوى ما شاءَ مِنّا وَرُوِّيَتْ
عُيونٌ ظِماءٌ في الهَوى وَقُلوبُ
3. It lasted barely an hour before fate shook
Our meeting - the South wind blew North.
٣. فَلَم تَكُ إِلّا ساعةً ثُمَّ زعزع ال
تَلاقي شمالٌ لِلنّوى وجنوبُ
4. If not for fate, time would have no missteps,
Nor past nights any faults.
٤. ولولا النّوى ما كان للدهر زلّةٌ
ولا لِلَّيالي الماضياتِ عيوبُ