1. يا لَيل اِنَّكَ في الفِعال مُنافِق

    هذا تَسهده وَذاكَ تُوافِق

    O night, you are indeed a hypocrite in your deeds.

    You keep this one awake, and accommodate that one.

  2. وَاِذا لِسَهد أَن فيكَ العاشِق

    ضاعَفتَ شَكواه وَأَنتَ بَهيم

    And when the lover moans within you from sleeplessness,

    You redouble his lament while you are pitch-dark.