لَمّا تَوَلّى النَجمُ في اِنحِطاطِ

وَهَمَّ رَأسُ اللَيلِ بِاِشمِطاطِ

When the star declined towards its setting

And the head of night was about to fall

شَدّوا لِغِزلانِ النَقا العَواطي

داهِيَةً تَجولُ في الرِباطِ

They loosed the gazelles to pasture

Roaming around unfettered