زارَ الحبيبُ وذيلُ اللّيلِ مُنسدلٌ

فانجابَ عن وجههِ داجي غياهبهِ

The beloved came while the tail of night hung down

So his resplendent face dispelled its darkness

فقالَ لي صاحبي والضوءُ قد رفعت

يداهُ من ليلنا مُرخى جلاببهِ

My companion said to me, as he raised his hands to the light

That shone through our night, parting its veils:

أما تَرى الضوءَ في ليلِ المحاقِ لقد

جاءَ الزّمانُ بضربٍ مِن عجائبهِ

"Do you not see the light in the dark night? Indeed

Time has come with wonders among its burdens"

فقلتُ يا عاذِلاً عن نورِ طلعتهِ

أما تَرى البدرَ يبدو في عقاربهِ

I said "Oh you who blame the light of his rising

Do you not see the moon wax in its arcs?"