1. وَيَومٌ كَأَنَّ الشَمسَ فيهِ مَريضَةٌ

    مِنَ الدَجنِ مَطلولُ الضُحى وَالظَهائِرِ

    And a day when the sun seemed ailing,

    from the overcast gloom, its forenoon and noontides damp with dew,

  2. جَمَعتُ لَهُ الأَشتاتَ مِن كُلِّ لَذَّةٍ

    وَأَمسَكتُ مِن أَنفاسِها بِالمَزاهِرِوقال أيضاً:

    I gathered for it an assortment of every pleasure,

    and caught some of its breaths with lutes. And he also said:

  3. الطويل

    وَيَومٌ كَأَنَّ الشَمسَ فيهِ مَريضَةٌ

    Ṭawīl meter

    And a day when the sun seemed ailing,

  4. مِنَ الدَجنِ مَطلولُ الضُحى وَالظَهائِرِ

    جَمَعتُ لَهُ الأَشتاتَ مِن كُلِّ لَذَّةٍ

    from the overcast gloom, its forenoon and noontides damp with dew,

    I gathered for it an assortment of every pleasure,

  5. وَأَمسَكتُ مِن أَنفاسِها بِالمَزاهِرِ

    and caught some of its breaths with lutes.