دجا ليلُ همي واكفهرت بشاشتي

ورْحتُ بحالي واجماً أيَّ واجمِ

The night grew long with my worries and dimmed my cheer,

So I set out alone, in fear, in fear.

فلما ذكرتُ الأجْرَ فيما لقيتُهُ

تبلَّجتُ حتى كدتُ أشكر ظالمي

When I recalled the wage for all that I went through,

I brightened up, and nearly thanked my oppressor.