في لَيلَةٍ لَم يُبق لي

في لَيلَةٍ لَم يُبق لي

فيها معَ الأَيامِ شُغلا

فيها معَ الأَيامِ شُغلا

On a night when I was left

In a night when I had

with no concern for the days,

No business left with days,

وتَصرَّمَت فكأنَّ وَج

وتَصرَّمَت فكأنَّ وَج

هَ الصُّبحِ أَظلَم إِذ تَجَلَّى

هَ الصُّبحِ أَظلَم إِذ تَجَلَّى

And it ended, as though the face

And dawn's face seemed

of dawn darkened as it shone forth.

To darken as it shone,

ما كانَ أَسرَعَ ما ولي

ما كانَ أَسرَعَ ما ولي

تُ الأَمرَ فيكَ وما تَوَلَّى

تُ الأَمرَ فيكَ وما تَوَلَّى

How swiftly I took charge

How quickly time has turned,

of the matter concerning you—and how swiftly it passed!

Changing you and me.