يا فِتنةً عرَضَتْ لي بعد ما عَزَفَت

نَفْسِي عن اللّهوِ واقتَادَ الهَوى رَسَنِي

O temptation that has come to me after abstaining

My soul from frivolity, and passion guided my rein

هلاّ ولَيلِيَ غِرْبيبٌ وأَنجُمه

غَوارِبٌ وَشبابي ناضِرُ الغُصُنِ

If only my night would pass, and its stars

Pass away, and my youth’s branches still blossoming