1. And night came, it came not as it usually does
Like the dawn of Al-Washi and the face of the expectant one
١. وجاءَ لا جاءَ الدُجى كأنَّه
من طَلعَةِ الواشي وَوَجهِ المُرتقب
2. And darkness did to light what
Letters do to the literary minded
٢. وفَعَلَ الظلامُ بالضياءِ ما
يَفعَلُهُ الحُرفُ بأَبناءِ الأَدَب