1. He seemed to us like the full moon rising,
Complaining of a languid gazelle and her disobedience,
١. بَدا لَنا كَالبَدرِ في شُروقِهِ
يَشكو غَزالاً لجَّ في عقوقِهِ
2. How strange is time in its deceptions,
That the lover proves fairer than the beloved.
٢. يا عَجَباً وَالدَهر في طُروقِهِ
مِن عاشِقٍ أَحسَن من مَعشوقِهِ