مَدُحَتْ ليالْ بالعُذَيْبِ

مَدُحَتْ ليالْ بالعُذَيْبِ

بحمى غَزالٍ لا كُلَيْبِ

بحمى غَزالٍ لا كُلَيْبِ

I praised the nights at al-ʿUdhayb,

Praiseworthy were nights at al-ʿUdhayb,

under a gazelle’s protection—not Kulayb’s.

in a gazelle’s sanctuary, not Kulayb’s.

ومضت ولا عيب لها

ومضت ولا عيب لها

إِلا المضيَّ بغيرِ عَيْبِ

إِلا المضيَّ بغيرِ عَيْبِ

They passed away, with no fault in them

And they passed, with no flaw in them,

except their passing away without a fault.

except their passing without a flaw.