يا لذّتي بِعِناق مَن

رَوى فَمي رَشفاً وَلَثما

My soul delights in the embrace of one

Who quenched my lips with sips and kisses

في لَيلة ضَمّت عَليَّ

جَناحِها الغَربيب ضَمّا

On a night that folded over me

Its dusky wings enfolding

فَلَو اِستَطَعت جَعَلت بَينَ

ظَلامِها وَالصُبح رَدما

If I could I would build between

Its darkness and the dawn a dam