وَرُبَّ لَيلٍ طَرِبتُ فيهِ

وَما اِستَرَقَّتنِيَ العُقارُ

Many a night I was disturbed in it

Yet wine did not steal me away

صَحَوتُ مِن سُكرِهِ وَلَكِن

بي مِن بَقايا الهَوى خُمارُ

I awoke from its intoxication but

The vestiges of passion left me confused

نَجهَلُ فيهِ مَعَ الأَغاني

وَالجَهلُ في مِثلِهِ وَقارُ

I acted ignorantly in it with songs

And such ignorance has dignity

لَمّا اِستَضاءَ الظَلامُ مِنّا

تَعانَقَ اللَيلُ وَالنَهارُ

When the darkness illuminated from us

The night and day embraced

زارَ حَبيبُ الفُؤادِ فيهِ

مِن بَعدِ ما اِستُبعِدَ المَزارُ

The beloved of my heart visited in it

After the burial ground was avoided

إِذا تَناءَت بِنا قُلوبٌ

فَلا تَدانَت بِنا دِيارُ

If hearts become estranged from us

The homes do not come closer to us