يممت أبغي ندى من راق منظره

يممت أبغي ندى من راق منظره

فعزّ بي ببروق ما بها مطر

فعزّ بي ببروق ما بها مطر

I set out seeking bounty from one whose appearance delighted me.

But he was unyielding toward me, with flashes of lightning bearing no rain.

ثم أثنيت وقالت لي محاسنه

ثم أثنيت وقالت لي محاسنه

ما أنت أول سار غرّه القمرُ

ما أنت أول سار غرّه القمرُ

Then I praised him, and his charms said to me:

“You are not the first night traveler whom the moon has deceived.”