1. وَلَيلَةٍ أَوسَعَتني

    حُسناً وَلَهواً وَأُنسا

    And a night lavished upon me

    beauty, pleasure, and companionship.

  2. ما زِلتُ أَلثُمَ بَدراً

    بِها وَأَشرَبُ شَمسا

    I kept kissing a full moon

    that night, and drinking a sun,

  3. إِذ أَطلَعَ الدَيرُ سَعداً

    لَم يُبقِ مُذ بانَ نَحسا

    when the monastery brought forth a lucky star

    that, since appearing, left no ill fortune.

  4. فَصارَ لِلرّوحِ مِنّي

    رَوحاً وَلِلنَّفسِ نَفسا

    So it became, for the spirit within me,

    relief, and for my soul, a soul.