ما رَعَدَت رَعدَةً وَلا بَرَقَت

لَكِنَّها أُنشِأَت لَنا خَلِقَه

It thundered not, nor did lightning flash,

Yet it was created for us in its nature,

الماءُ يَجري عَلى نِظامٍ لَهُ

لَو يَجِدُ الماءُ مَخرَقاً خَرَقَه

Water flows according to a system of its own,

If water found an outlet it would breach it,

بِتنا وَباتَت عَلى نَمارِقِها

حَتّى بَدا الصُبحُ عَينُها أَرِقَه

We spent the night tossing on our beds

Until dawn appeared with bloodshot eyes,

أَن قيلَ إِنَّ الرَحيلَ بَعدَ غَدٍ

وَالدارُ بَعدَ الجَميعِ مُفتَرِقَه

When it was said that departure would be the day after tomorrow

And the house after all had departed would be desolate.