1. When I saw the night, jet-black and gloomy,
And the sea with its shining white face,
١. وَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَ أَسْوَدَ فاحِماً
وَلِلْبَحْرِ وَجْهٌ أَبْيَضٌ راقَ مَرْآهُ
2. I was reminded of the noble qualities of Moses -
The blackness of his rod, or the whiteness of his gifts.
٢. تَذَكَّرْتُ مِن موسى خَصالاً كَريمَةً
سَوادَ سَطاهُ أَو بَياضَ عَطاياهُ