1. تَطاول هذا الليلُ ما كاد ينجلي

    كليلِ تمامٍ ما يريد صَراما

    This night has dragged on, scarcely coming to an end,

    Like the longest night, unwilling to end.

  2. سأبكي أخي ما دامَ صوت حمامةٍ

    تؤرقُ في وادي البطاحِ حماما

    I shall weep for my brother as long as a dove's voice

    Keeps doves awake in the valley of al-Butah.

  3. وابعثُ أنواحاً عليه بسحرةٍ

    وتذرف عيناني الدموع سجاما

    And I shall raise laments for him before dawn,

    And my two eyes shed tears in streams.

  4. وأجرأ من ليثِ بخفّان مخدرٍ

    وافضلُ ان عيَّ الرجال كلاما

    And braver than a lion in its lair at Khaffan,

    And more eloquent when men are at a loss for words.