1. وَعَسى اللَيالي أَن تَمُنَّ بِجَمعِنا

    عِقداً كَما كُنّا عَلَيهِ وَأَكمَلا

    And may the nights favor us by gathering us

    Into a necklace, as we once were, and more complete.

  2. فَلَرُبَّما نُثِرَ الجُمانُ تَعَمُّداً

    لِيَكونَ أَحسَنَ في النِظامِ وَأَجمَلا

    For pearls are sometimes scattered deliberately,

    To be finer when strung, and more beautiful.