1. أَلائِمَتِي كُفِّي الْمَلامَ عَن الَّذِي

    أُحَاوِلُهُ مِنْ رِحْلَةٍ وَسِفَارِ

    O my reproacher, cease your blame for what

    I seek to undertake in journeying and travel.

  2. فَلَوْلا سُرَى الْبَدْرِ الْمُنِيرِ لَعَاقَهُ

    عَنِ التِّمِّ لُبْثٌ فِي مَغِيبِ سِرَارِ

    For without the radiant full moon’s night journey, it would be held back

    From fullness by lingering hidden in its dark phase.