1. عِندي يَدٌ غَرّاءُ أَهدَتها السُرى

    بِأَغَرَّ أَهدى قُربُهُ الآمالا

    Night travel bestowed on me a radiant boon,

    Bringing a radiant man whose nearness bestowed hopes.

  2. سَفَرَت لَهُ بِكرُ الخُطوبِ بِوَجهِها

    فَاِستَحسَنَ الظَلماءَ فيها خالا

    The maiden of adversities unveiled her face to him,

    So he admired the dark night as a beauty mark upon her.

  3. جَرَّدتَ عَزمَكَ لَم تَهَب جُنحَ الدُجى

    جَيشاً وَلا زُهرَ النُجومِ نِصالا

    You unsheathed your resolve, fearing neither the wing of darkness

    As an army, nor the bright stars as spearheads.

  4. فَلَو أَنَّ بَدرَ التِمِّ يَحمِلُهُ الدُجى

    سِرّاً لَقَد قُلنا طَرَقتَ خَيالا

    So if darkness could carry the full moon

    In secret, we would surely have said, 'You came by night as a vision.'