كَشِّري ما شِئتِ يا سودَ اللَيالي

كَشِّري ما شِئتِ يا سودَ اللَيالي

فَأَبو الطَّيِّبِ لا يَخشى العَوالي

فَأَبو الطَّيِّبِ لا يَخشى العَوالي

Bare your teeth as you wish, O black nights,

Unfurl whatever you wish, O dark nights,

for Abu al-Tayyib fears no spearheads.

For Abu al-Tayyib does not fear misfortunes.

إِن تَقاعَستُ عَنِ الحَربِ فَإِنّي

إِن تَقاعَستُ عَنِ الحَربِ فَإِنّي

مُجرِمٌ يَقعُدُ عَن شَأوِ المَعالي

مُجرِمٌ يَقعُدُ عَن شَأوِ المَعالي

If I hold back from war, then I am

If I hold back from battle, then I am

a criminal who falls short of the heights of glory.

A criminal who refrains from noble deeds.

غايَتي أَلقى المَنايا عاجِلاً

غايَتي أَلقى المَنايا عاجِلاً

في مَجالِ العِلمِ أَو ساحِ النِضالِ

في مَجالِ العِلمِ أَو ساحِ النِضالِ

My aim is to meet death soon,

My goal is to meet death quickly,

in the field of learning or the arena of struggle.

Either in the field of knowledge or the arena of struggle.

فَاِبسِمي يا أُمُّ عَبدٍ إِنَّهُ

فَاِبسِمي يا أُمُّ عَبدٍ إِنَّهُ

زُفَّ لِلحوَرِ وَوَلّى وَهيَ عالي

زُفَّ لِلحوَرِ وَوَلّى وَهيَ عالي

So smile, O Umm ʿAbd; indeed, he

So wish me well, O mother of Abd,

was led in bridal procession to the houris and departed, while she is exalted.

As he is led to the fair maidens and turns away haughtily.