1. I was awake; the wings of night were folded,
its steps fettered.
١. أرِقْتُ فجُنْحُ اللّيلِ قُيِّدَ خَطْوُهُ
فلَهْفي على الجَفْنِ القَريحِ المُسَهَّدِ
2. My soul was afire for the downy cheek
spread out on the pillow.
٢. وما بُليَتْ نفْسُ امْرئٍ متطرِّفٍ
بأوْحَشَ منْ عَبْدٍ عَبوسٍ مُقَيَّدِ