لست أنسى ليالياً قد تولت

لست أنسى ليالياً قد تولت

نلت فيها من الحبيب وصاله

نلت فيها من الحبيب وصاله

I shall not forget nights that have passed away,

I do not forget nights that have passed,

when I attained union with the beloved.

in which I attained union with the beloved.

كلما مدت النجوم شباكاً

كلما مدت النجوم شباكاً

منع الصبح أن تصاد الغزاله

منع الصبح أن تصاد الغزاله

Whenever the stars spread their nets,

Whenever the stars spread their nets,

dawn kept the gazelle from being caught;

dawn prevented the gazelle from being caught;

أو تبدت فيها طلائع فجر

أو تبدت فيها طلائع فجر

سل برق الدجا عليها نصاله

سل برق الدجا عليها نصاله

or, when the vanguard of daybreak appeared within them,

or when dawn's vanguards appeared in them,

the lightning of darkness unsheathed its blades against it.

the lightning of darkness unsheathed its blades against them.