يا راقِدَ الليلِ انتَبِه
إن الخطوبَ لها سُرى
O sleeper of the night, awaken,
For fates move on apace;
ثِقةُ الفتى بزمانِهِ
ثِقةٌ مُحلَّلَةُ العُرى
A youth's trust in his time
Is confidence threadbare.
يا راقِدَ الليلِ انتَبِه
إن الخطوبَ لها سُرى
O sleeper of the night, awaken,
For fates move on apace;
ثِقةُ الفتى بزمانِهِ
ثِقةٌ مُحلَّلَةُ العُرى
A youth's trust in his time
Is confidence threadbare.