1. يا بلبلاً غَنّى فَهاجَ بَلابلي

    حوشيت مِن غَدر الزَمان وَغشّهِ

    O nightingale, you sang and stirred my sorrows.

    May you be spared time’s treachery and deceit.

  2. قَد طارَ قَلبي حينَ طرت تَلفّتاً

    ما طارَ قَبلك طائر مَع عشّهِ

    My heart took flight when you flew, turning to look.

    No bird before you ever flew with its nest.