1. O house of Atika by Al-Azhar
Or above it on the hill of red sand

2. I have not met your people again after a year I met them
Oh, if only meeting them had not been destined

3. In your courtyard, with Ibn Mushab present
In aromatic Samir and a moonlit night

4. Lying on striped Harawi blankets
Dyed with saffron and ochre

5. They spent a most pleasant night until
Dawn emerged like the blond morning star

6. So they bid farewell in youthful joy
As the creditor seizes the garment of the insolvent