1. كم ليلةٍ قمت فيها والخلق نوَّما

    لاجل الدعا لك فيها الطرف ما هوَّما

    Many a night I rose while others lay asleep,

    To pray for you, my eyes never dozing through the night.

  2. فالحمد لِلّه أعطاني مرادي وما

    كذب ظنوني واسكت عنّي اللوَّما

    So praise be to God: He granted my desire and did not

    Disappoint my hopes, and silenced those who reproached me.