1. وقفنا وقد غاب المراقب وقفةً

    أمنا بها أن يفتك السخط بالرضا

    We stood awhile, the watcher having gone;

    in that pause, we felt safe from displeasure striking down contentment,

  2. على خلوةٍ لم يجر فيها تنغص

    بها عاد وجه الليل عندي أبيضا

    in seclusion where no vexation arose;

    through it, night's face turned white in my eyes.

  3. نعيد حديثاً لا يمل كأنه

    حياةٌ أعيدت لامرئٍ بعد ما قضى

    We renew a conversation that never grows tiresome, as though it were

    life restored to a man after he had died.