ما رَعَدَت رَعدَةً وَلا بَرَقَت

ما رَعَدَت رَعدَةً وَلا بَرَقَت

لَكِنَّها أُنشِأَت لَنا خَلِقَه

لَكِنَّها أُنشِأَت لَنا خَلِقَه

It gave no thunderclap, nor flashed with lightning.

It thundered not, nor did lightning flash,

Yet it was formed for us, a smooth cloud.

Yet it was created for us in its nature,

الماءُ يَجري عَلى نِظامٍ لَهُ

الماءُ يَجري عَلى نِظامٍ لَهُ

لَو يَجِدُ الماءُ مَخرَقاً خَرَقَه

لَو يَجِدُ الماءُ مَخرَقاً خَرَقَه

The water flows along its ordered course;

Water flows according to a system of its own,

If the water found an opening, it would break through it.

If water found an outlet it would breach it,

بِتنا وَباتَت عَلى نَمارِقِها

بِتنا وَباتَت عَلى نَمارِقِها

حَتّى بَدا الصُبحُ عَينُها أَرِقَه

حَتّى بَدا الصُبحُ عَينُها أَرِقَه

We spent the night, and she spent it upon her cushions,

We spent the night tossing on our beds

Until dawn appeared, her eye sleepless,

Until dawn appeared with bloodshot eyes,

أَن قيلَ إِنَّ الرَحيلَ بَعدَ غَدٍ

أَن قيلَ إِنَّ الرَحيلَ بَعدَ غَدٍ

وَالدارُ بَعدَ الجَميعِ مُفتَرِقَه

وَالدارُ بَعدَ الجَميعِ مُفتَرِقَه

Because it was said that departure was the day after tomorrow,

When it was said that departure would be the day after tomorrow

And the camp, once united, would be scattered.

And the house after all had departed would be desolate.