عَن مَضجعه قامَ إِلى النَدمانِ

عَن مَضجعه قامَ إِلى النَدمانِ

وَالصُبحُ بريدُ ضَوئِهِ وافاني

وَالصُبحُ بريدُ ضَوئِهِ وافاني

From his bed he rose to join the drinking companion.

From his bed he rose to regret

And dawn, the messenger of his light, came to me.

And the dawn with its light enveloped me

فارتدَّ سَناه كاذِباً في نَظَري

فارتدَّ سَناه كاذِباً في نَظَري

إِذ أَشرَقَ لِلعُيون صُبحٌ ثانِ

إِذ أَشرَقَ لِلعُيون صُبحٌ ثانِ

So its radiance turned false in my sight,

So his brilliance seemed deceitful to my eyes

When a second dawn shone before the eyes.

As a second dawn shone for all to see