وَلَيْلٍ كَمَوْجِ البَحْرِ أَرْخَى سُدُولَهُ
عَلَيَّ بِأَنْوَاعِ الهُمُومِ لِيَبْتَلِي
And a night like sea waves that let down its curtains
Upon me with varieties of sorrows to test me
المصدر · Source: Diwan Imru' al-Qais. Ed. M. Abu al-Fadl
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