عُدتُ بقلبٍ في الوجدِ مُنتكِسِ

وناظرٍ في الدُّموعِ مُنْغَمِسِ

I returned with a heart downtrodden in passion

And eyes drowning in tears

وكان لَيلِي كأنّه نَفَسٌ

فصار لَيلي كأنّه نَفَسي

My night was as if a breath

So my night became as if my breath