1. You have come back, O night visitor,
After the hateful parting,
١. عادت فزارت وِسادي
بعد الفراق البَغيضة
2. O friend of Al-Mutanabbi,
You impudent, wanton thing.
٢. صديقةُ المتنبي
تلكَ الوقَاحُ الحَريضه
3. You have prodded me when
My nightgown was soiled.
٣. وجمَّشتني وكانت
ثيابُ نومي رحيَضه
4. And you have left in my ribs
What you left in the eyes of the sick.
٤. وخلَّفت في ضلوعي
ما في الجفونِ الَمريضه