1. وَلَيلة لمةٍ تبقى العُيونُ ال

    رَوامقُ مِن دُجاها في ضَلالِ

    And a night of tresses: the eyes remain—

    Gazing, lost in its darkness.

  2. وَكُنتُ عَن اللَّيالي غَيرَ راضٍ

    بِحالٍ إِذ جَنَت تَغييرَ حالي

    And I was not content with the nights

    At all, since they had brought about a change in my state.

  3. فَلَمّا أَن رَأَيتُ اللَّيلَ شِبهاً

    لِلِمَّتِهِ رَضِيتُ عَنِ اللَّيالي

    So when I saw the night as a likeness

    Of his tresses, I became content with the nights.