1. O night, I confide in you
Of you, a merciful sultan

2. Who built the bridge of wishes
Above the waves of worries

3. And sipped from the cup of affection
The wine of intimate vinegar

4. That extinguishes the fire when
The painful memories ignite me

5. Who sends mercy to banish
The harshness of old longing

6. Loyal to his promise, generous
And steadfast in his affection

7. He is to me a faithful friend
And a companion to my thoughts

8. I am in this world lonely
With people as foes

9. They liked that the matter became
A fleeting treachery

10. And I saw the betrayal as fire
And they saw in it bliss

11. They destroyed the edifice of affection
And its features were erased

12. But the king of the night is righteous
To me, a merciful mother

13. He is to me a faithful friend
And a companion to my thoughts

14. That whoever is truly my companion
With a pure heart and uncorrupted

15. I find pleasures appear
When the ominous night draws near

16. I see my inspiration exalted
Among the halos of the stars

17. Reciting my poetry while
Not knowing what it signifies

18. And the king of the night draws near
From my mouth the wine of breeze

19. He is to me a faithful friend
And a companion to my thoughts

20. In the morning I see nothing
But every treacherous sinner

21. And I see in the night my bliss
Bearing boundless good

22. In my eyes he is pure
Gleaming, unsullied

23. And through him many a friend
After I was the orphan

24. And the king of the night enlivens
What has wilted of me

25. He is to me a faithful friend
And a companion to my thoughts

26. O night, I confide in you
Of you, a merciful sultan