أَتَّخِذُ اللَّيْلَ جَمَلْ

أَتَّخِذُ اللَّيْلَ جَمَلْ

مَا حُمِّلَ اللَّيْلُ حَمَلْ

مَا حُمِّلَ اللَّيْلُ حَمَلْ

I take the night as a camel.

I take the night as a camel

Whatever the night is laden with, it carries.

The night is not burdened with any load

واللَّيْلُ فِيْهِ مُتْعَةٌ

واللَّيْلُ فِيْهِ مُتْعَةٌ

وَاللَّيْلُ أَخْلَى لِلْعَمَلْ

وَاللَّيْلُ أَخْلَى لِلْعَمَلْ

And in the night there is pleasure.

The night contains pleasure

And the night is freer for work.

And the night leaves time for work

آمَنُ فِيْهِ زَائِرَاً

آمَنُ فِيْهِ زَائِرَاً

يَشْغَلُنِي عَنِ الشُّغُلْ

يَشْغَلُنِي عَنِ الشُّغُلْ

In it I am safe from a visitor

In it I feel secure from visitors

who distracts me from work.

It distracts me from worldly cares

وَإِنْ عَرَانِي مَلَلٌ

وَإِنْ عَرَانِي مَلَلٌ

نَفَيْتُ بِالرَّاحِ المَلَلْ

نَفَيْتُ بِالرَّاحِ المَلَلْ

And if boredom overtakes me,

And if boredom befalls me

I banish boredom with wine.

I dispel it with a gentle breeze