ما لي إذا الليل دجى صاحب
يسعدني فيه سوى شمعه
What companion have I when night grows dark,
to cheer me through it, save a candle?
بثتها بعض همومي فلم
تملك إلى الصبح لها دمعه
I confided some of my sorrows to it, and
until dawn it could not hold back a tear for them.
Sol 5.6