حُكمُ اللَيالِيَ تَفريقٌ لِما جَمَعَت

حُكمُ اللَيالِيَ تَفريقٌ لِما جَمَعَت

وَجَمعُ ما فَرَّقَت مُذ كانَتِ الحِجَجُ

وَجَمعُ ما فَرَّقَت مُذ كانَتِ الحِجَجُ

The decree of the nights is to part what they have gathered,

The nights' rule is to separate what they brought together

And to gather what they have parted, ever since the years began.

And join what they divided since the pilgrimages began

فَهَل رَأَيتَ نَعيماً لا زَوالَ لَهُ

فَهَل رَأَيتَ نَعيماً لا زَوالَ لَهُ

وَلا أَخا كَربَةٍ إِلّا لَهُ فَرَجُ

وَلا أَخا كَربَةٍ إِلّا لَهُ فَرَجُ

Have you, then, seen bliss that never fades,

So have you seen eternal bliss that has no end?

Or anyone in distress for whom there is no relief?

Or a hardship without relief ever coming?