1. لي أَمس تَهيّأَت مِنَ الغَيبِ فتوح

    مِن طَلعَةِ شَمس وَصلتني لِصبوح

    Yesterday, blessings from the unseen came my way,

    From the appearance of a sun who joined me for morning wine.

  2. لَم أَدرِ غَداةَ وَدّعتني كالروح

    مِن أَينَ أَتَتني وَإِلى أَينَ تَروح

    At dawn, when she bade me farewell, I knew not—as with the soul—

    Whence she had come to me, and whither she would go.