يَا لَيلَةً جادَتِ اللَّيالي

بِها عَلَى رَغمِ أَنفِ دَهرِي

Oh night that brought the nights

With it despite the nose of my time

لِلسَّيلِ فِيهَا عَلَيَّ نُعمَى

يَقصُرُ عَنهَا لِسَانُ شُكرِي

For the torrent it has grace upon me

My tongue falls short of thanking it

أبَاتَ فِي مَنزِلي حَبيبِي

وقامَ في أهلِهِ بِعُذرِ

My beloved spent the night in my house

And stood among his people with an excuse

فبتُّ لا حالَةٌ كَحَالِي

ضَجيحَ بَدرٍ صَرِيعَ سُكرِ

So I spent without a state like my state

The clamor of a fallen drunken full moon

يَا لَيلَة القَدرِ فِي اللَّيَالِي

لأنتِ خَيرٌ مِن أَلفِ شَهرِ

O night of decree among the nights

For you are better than a thousand months