فلَيلاي قد أصبحت صبيتي

وقوت العيال غدت عَزَّتي

My nights have become like mornings for my lover

Providing for her has become my pride

وسفَّهتُ رأي بني عامر

وقلت لمجنونها جَنَّتِ

I made the mistake of ignoring the advice of the Bani Amer tribe

And called their crazy one my heaven

وكفَّرتُ عندي بني عُذرَةٍ

ولمت جميلاً على بَثنَةِ

I absolved the Bani Udhra tribe before me

And blamed the beautiful Jamil for Bathna

وصرتُ لأهل الهوى عِبرةً

يلوح النفار على صفحتي

I became a lesson for lovers

Wounds flash on my cheeks

فكم حسرةٍ منهم قد جَرَت

علي وكم أدمعٍ سَحَّتِ

How much regret they have caused me

And how many tears have poured from me

وصرت ببحر الدنا غارقاً

أروم الخلاص من اللُّجَّةِ

I became drowned in an ocean of life

Trying to escape from the deep waters