1. وَلَيلَةٍ مِن لَيالي الصَّفحِ قَد جَمَعَت

    إِخوانَ صِدقٍ وَوَصلُ الدَّهرِ مُختَلَسُ

    And a night among the nights of forgiveness brought together

    True friends—while fellowship in life is a stolen moment.

  2. كانُوا عَلى سُنَّةِ الأَيّامِ قَد بَعُدُوا

    فَأَلَّفَت شَملَهُم لَو ساعَدَ الغَلَسُ

    They had grown apart, as is the way of days;

    So it reunited them—if only the predawn darkness had helped.