1. The night stretched long, the corridors whispered on,
And the loosened stars wandered in the dark.

2. A vision came to me in the gloom - another vision -
Both our bodies craving each other's touch.

3. But the tears we wept kept us from embracing
And our very gauntness restrained us from hugging.

4. Had we not quenched with tears the fires burning
In our panting breasts, we'd have burst into flame.

5. It was as though the tears we shed were cavalry
Thundering down the field in a wild race.

6. We hardly had time to enjoy being together
Before dawn lit the sky, heralding our parting.

7. It was as though we were I and a joyful Sa'id -
Abu Hazim - who longed so much to meet.