1. سَرَى بليلٍ خيالُ طيفٍ

    للوجدِ في هشِّه أزيزُ

    A phantom's image passed by night;

    Longing hums within its glad stirring.

  2. فطاف منه على فؤادي

    بَرِيقُ سهدٍ له ركوزُ

    Then from it there passed over my heart

    A gleam of sleeplessness, firmly rooted.

  3. أمَّا الكرى؛ بعده محالٌ

    وكلُّ وجْدٍ به يجوزُ

    As for sleep, it is impossible thereafter;

    And every longing may pass through it.

  4. والنَّجمُ في سربِه عتيٌّ

    له بهذا الجوى بروزُ

    And the star is defiant in its flock;

    It stands out amid this heartache.

  5. وهمسةٌ أتبعَتْ فؤادي

    لها بهذا المدَى نكيزُ

    And a whisper followed my heart;

    Its sting is felt across this expanse.

  6. دع عنك هذا فكلُّ خطْبٍ

    له انقضاءٌ بما يحوزُ

    Leave this aside, for every ordeal

    Has an end, with all it holds.

  7. وليس يبقَى سوى ادِّكارٍ

    والذِّكرُ بعد النَّوى عزيزُ

    And nothing remains but recollection;

    And remembrance after parting is precious.

  8. ولُذْ بِرَوْضٍ بها خضِيلٍ

    للماءِ مِن حولِه نهوزُ

    And take refuge there in a lush garden;

    The water surges all around it.

  9. والرِّيحُ مِن حولِه رخاءٌ

    والبرقُ مِن فوقها جهِيزُ

    And the wind around it is gentle;

    And the lightning above it is swift;

  10. والرَّعدُ في أُذْنها جهورٌ

    والصَّفوُ في قولِه وجيزُ

    And thunder resounds within its ear;

    And serenity in its speech is brief.