1. أَبصَرتُهُ في المَنامِ مُعتَذِراً

    إِلَيَّ مِمّا جَناهُ يَقظانا

    I saw him in a dream, apologizing

    to me for the wrong he had done while awake.

  2. وَلانَ حَتّى إِذا هَمَمتُ بِهِ

    نُبِّهتُ عِندَ الصَباحِ لا كانا

    And he softened, until, just as I meant to approach him,

    I was awakened at dawn—may it never have been!