واهاً لِلَيلٍ خِلتُنِي من طِيبهِ

متَفيِّئاً في ظلِّ طَيرٍ طَائرِ

Alas for the night that deprived me of its goodness

As I took shelter in the shadow of a flying bird

لو أنّنِي أشْرِي بعُمريَ مِثلَه

أو بالشّبِيبة لم أكُنْ بالخَاسِرِ

If only I could buy back my life for the likes of it

Or with youthfulness, I would not be at a loss

ناهلْتُ فيهِ البدرَ شمساً تُوِّجَت

عند المِزَاجِ بكل نَجمٍ زاهرِ

In it I obtained the full moon, a sun crowned

At dusk with every bright star

ولثمتُ ثَغراً لو تألَّق في دُجىً

أغنى المَحولَ عن الغَمامِ الماطرِ

And I kissed lips, if they had shone in the darkness

They would make the confused one needless of the raining clouds