1. A night in which I prevailed over frivolity with wisdom,
And I set aside jesting from me for seriousness.
١. وَلَيل نَصرت الغَيَّ فيهِ عَلى الرُشد
وَأَعدَيتُ فيهِ الهَزَلَ منّي عَلى الجَد
2. My lover's embrace was narrowed in it,
So my companion thought I was sleeping alone.
٢. وَضيقّت فيهِ مِن عِناق مُعانِقي
فَظَنَ وشاتي أَنَّني نائم وَحدي
3. Until dawn broke through the darkness
As the Yemeni sword slid out of its scabbard.
٣. إِلى أَن تَجلّى الصُبح مِن خَلَل الدُجى
كَما اِنَخَرَطَ السَيف اليَماني مِن الغمد