1. آلَيتُ لا أُخفي إِذا اللَّيلُ جَنَّني

    سَنا النَّارِ عن سارٍ وَلا مُتَنَوِّرِ

    I swore not to hide, when night enveloped me,

    the fire’s glow from a night traveler or one seeking its light.

  2. فَيا مَوقِدي ناري اِرفَعاها لَعَلَّها

    تُضيءُ لِسارٍ آخرَ اللَّيلِ مُقترِ

    So, you two who kindle my fire, raise it high, that it may

    shine for an impoverished traveler at night’s end.

  3. وَماذا عَلَينا أَن يواجه نارَنا

    كَريمُ المُحَيّا شاحِبُ المُتَحَسِّرِ

    And what harm is it to us if our fire is approached by

    a noble-faced man, his exposed skin pale?

  4. إِذا قالَ مَن أَنتُم لِيَعرِفَ أَهلَها

    رَفَعتُ لَهُ بِاِسمي وَلَم أَتَنَكَّرِ

    When he asked, ‘Who are you?’ to learn its keepers,

    I called out my name to him and did not hide who I was.

  5. وَقُلتُ أَشيعا مَشِّرا القِدر حَولنا

    وأَيُّ زَمانٍ قَدرُنا لَم تمشّرِ

    And I said, ‘Share freely, you two; serve the pot’s contents around us!’

    And when has our pot ever not been shared?

  6. فَبِتنا بِخَيرِ مِن كَرامَةِ ضَيفِنا

    وَبِتْنا نُهَدِّي طعمَةً غَيرَ مَيسرِ

    So we passed the night well, through honoring our guest,

    and spent the night giving food as gifts, not won through gambling.

  7. فَأَجلَينَ عَن بَرقٍ أَضاءَ عَقيرَةً

    فَيا لَكَ ذُعراً أَيّ ساعَة مَذعرِ

    Then they scattered from a flash that lit a slaughtered she-camel—

    oh, what a fright—what a moment of terror!