1. كَم قَد خَتَمت بِذكريَ الأَسمارا

    كَم شارَفَ عود مُنيتي الأَثمارا

    How often I have closed the evening conversations with my remembrance!

    How often the bough of my desire has come close to bearing fruit!

  2. كَم أَلبَسَني اللَيلُ ثِياباً جُدُداً

    في صحبتها نضوتُها أَطمارا

    How often the night has clothed me in new garments!

    In their company, I shed them as rags.