1. فآنَسَت بَعدَما مالَ الرُقادُ بِنا

    بِذي سَلامانِ ضَوءاً مِن سَنا نارِ

    Then she discerned, after slumber had overcome us,

    At Dhu Salaman, a gleam from a fire’s radiance,

  2. كَلامِح البَرقِ أَحياناً تُطَفّقهُ

    ريحٌ خَريقٌ دَبورٌ بَينَ أَستارِ

    Like a flash of lightning, at times buffeted

    By a fierce west wind between curtains.