1. وَلَيلٍ أَدَمنا فيهِ شُربَ مُدامَةٍ

    إِلى أَن بَدا لِلصُبحِ في اللَيلِ تَأثيرُ

    And one night we kept drinking wine,

    Until dawn's effect upon the night appeared.

  2. وَجاءَت نُجومُ الصُبحِ تَضرِبُ في الدُجى

    فَوَلَّت نُجومُ اللَيلِ وَاللَيلُ مَقهورُ

    And the stars of dawn came advancing through the darkness,

    So the stars of night fled, and night was vanquished.

  3. فَحُزنا مِنَ اللَذاتِ أَطيَبَ طيبِها

    وَلَم يَعرُنا هَمٌّ وَلا عاقَ تَكديرُ

    So we gained the sweetest pleasures had to offer,

    And no worry befell us, nor did vexation hinder us.

  4. خَلا أَنَّهُ لَو طالَ دامَت مَسَرَّتي

    وَلَكِن لَيالي الوَصلِ فيهِنَّ تَقصيرُ

    Save that, had it lasted longer, my joy would have endured;

    But nights of union are all too brief.