1. أَحرَقَنا أَيلولُ في نارِهِ

    فَرَحمَةُ اللَهِ عَلى آبِ

    September burned us in its fire;

    so may God’s mercy be upon August.

  2. ما قَرَّ لي في لَيلَتي مَضجَعٌ

    كَأَنَّني في كَفِّ طَبطابِ

    I found no rest in my bed that night,

    as though I were on the face of a ball paddle.