1. ربَّ يومٍ هواؤُه يتلظَّى

    فيحاكي فؤادَ صَبٍّ متيَّمِ

    Many a day has air that blazes,

    and so mirrors the heart of a lover in love's thrall.

  2. قلتُ إذا صَكَّ حَرُّه حُرَّ وَجْهي

    ربَّنا اصرِفْ عنَّا عذاب جَهَنَّمْ

    I said, when its heat struck the front of my face:

    Our Lord, turn away from us the torment of Hell.