1. The night did not hope that I would stay up for it
People forget their crimes against people
١. لَم يَطمَعِ اللَيلُ مِنّي أَن أَرِقَّ لَهُ
يَنسى جِناياتِهِ الناسي عَلى الناسِ
2. I died between the seen and the awaited
From the white of dawn or from the red of the cup
٢. بِت مَيِّتاً بَينَ مَنظورٍ وَمُنتَظَرٍ
مِن أَبيَضِ الصُبحِ أَو مِن أَحمَرِ الكاسِ
3. From its wings the pens take their colors
If it deposits the evils of time on my paper
٣. مِن جُنحِهِ تَأخُذُ الأَقلامُ صِبغَتَها
إِن أَودَعَت سَيِّئاتِ الدَهرِ قِرطاسي
4. And rhythm has intertwined with the strings or was detained
And the trinkets stirred my obsession with obsession
٤. وَالضَربُ قَد لَجَّ بِالأَوتارِ أَو حُبِسَت
وَهَيَّجَ الحَليُ وَسواسي بِوَسواسِ
5. And how could it hope to come up with something good
He who spent the night between obsession and lurking
٥. وَكَيفَ يَطمَعُ أَن يَأتي بِصالِحَةٍ
مَن باتَ ما بَينَ وَسواسٍ وَخَنّاسِ