1. قَد مَرَّ لي لَيلَةٌ بِالديرِ صالِحَةٌ

    مَع كُلِّ ذي طَلعَةٍ بِالبَدرِ مُشتَبِهِ

    I once spent a pleasant night at the monastery,

    With everyone whose countenance resembled the full moon.

  2. وَقَد عَزَمتُ بِأَن أَغشاهُ ثانِيَةً

    فَهَل تُعينُ عَلى غَيٍّ هَمَمتُ بِهِ

    And I have resolved to visit it a second time;

    So will you aid me in the transgression I have contemplated?