1. أَمّا الحبيبُ فَقد فُزنا بزَورَتِهِ

    في ليلةٍ لا قَذَى فيها سوى القِصَرِ

    As for the beloved, we have indeed won his visit,

    On a night whose only vexing mote was its brevity.

  2. فبتُّ أُدنِي إلى قلبي ومن بصري

    مَن حلّ عندي محلَّ القلب والبصرِ

    So I spent the night bringing close to my heart and sight

    Him who, for me, held the place of heart and sight.

  3. لم يطعَمِ الغُمْضَ قلبٌ فيه مُقْتَسَمٌ

    وإِنّه لقريرٌ العين بالسَّهَرِ

    A heart divided over him tasted no sleep,

    Yet its eye was gladdened by wakefulness.

  4. كم بين إذْ أنا في تعذيبِهِ سهري

    وَبين إِذْ أَنا في تَقبيله سمري

    How different when I lay awake, tormented by him,

    From when my nightly converse was in kissing him!

  5. لا أَشكُر الدّهر أولى في الزّمان يداً

    ثمّ اِستَردّ الّذي أولاه في السَّحَرِ

    I give no thanks to Time, which once bestowed a favor,

    Then took back at dawn what it had bestowed.