1. قلتُ وللنّاقوسِ في مَرْتُشٍ

    والليْلُ قد مدّ عَلَيْنا الجَناحْ

    I said to the bell in Martush,

    while night had spread its wing over us:

  2. أغْرَبْتَ طولاً يا غُرابَ الدُجى

    فلَمْ تَرَ اللّيلَةَ عنّا بَراحْ

    You have gone on far too long, O raven of darkness,

    and tonight you saw no departure from us.

  3. فخُذْ علَى نفْسِكَ لا تَغْتَرِرْ

    قد حرّكَ الجُلْجُلَ بازي الصّباحْ

    So take heed for yourself; do not be deceived:

    the falcon of dawn has already set its bell ringing.