1. How many nights have I confided in the one I loved
And used a nickname for him, saying “O full moon!”
١. كَم لَيلة ناجيت مَن أَحببتهُ
وَكنيت عَنهُ فَقُلت يا بَدر الدُجا
2. I hoped for our reunion but he refused me, saying
“Would you hope for one whose very name belies hope?”
٢. وَرَجوته وَصلاً فَقالَ مفنّدي
أفَترتجي مَن إِسمهُ ضدّ الرَجا