1. They said to Napoleon one evening,
As he was gazing at the stars:
١. قَالُوا لِنَابُلْيُونَ ذَاتَ عَشِيَّةٍ
إِذْ كَانَ يَرْقُبُ فِي السَّمَاءِ الأَنْجُمَا
2. "After conquering the earth, is there still
A wish left?"
٢. هَلْ بَعْدَ فَتْحِ الأَرْضِ مِنْ أُمْنِيَةٍ
فَأَجَابَ أَنْظُرُ كَيْفَ أَفْتَتِحُ السَّمَا