1. Oh, what a night we once had!
Passion seduced my soul, and I knew
١. يا حَبَّذا ليلةٌ لنا سَلَفَت
أغرَت بنفسي الهَوى وقد عَرفت
2. The wine cups circled in its darkness. So many
Narcissus flowers were plucked from hyacinth.
٢. دارَت بظلمائها المُدامُ فكم
نَرجِسَةٍ مِن بنفسَجٍ قُطِفَت
3. Then its cloak folded, and from sorrow
That it deflected my agony, but did not itself defect.
٣. ثم انطوى ثَوبُها ومِن أَسَفٍ
أَن صرَفَت لَوعَتِي وما انصَرفَت