1. The lightning of the lands brought light to my eyes,
With its radiance, it renewed the days of meeting.
١. برقُ الكَرى أَهدى لِعَيني الأَبرَقا
بِضِيائِهِ فَأَعادَ أَعيادَ اللِقا
2. When the joy of wakefulness unfolded,
Sleep was no longer the most precious gathering.
٢. لَمّا اِنطَوى نَشرُ السُرورُ بِيَقظَةٍ
لَيسَتِ الرُقادَ بِها أَعَزَّ المُلتَقى
3. It stirred in me a passion, which made me shed
Tears of yearning in the place of our separated union.
٣. وَأَجَدَّ لي وَجداً جَعَلتُ عَهادَهُ
دَمعاً بِمَعهَدِ جَمعِنا مُتَفَرِّقا
4. So it flowed as carnelian with carnelian for the absence of one
Who used to flow it purely with purity.
٤. فَجَرى عَقيقاً بِالعَقيقِ لِبُعدِ مَن
قَد كانَ يَجريهِ نَقِيّاً بِالنَقا