أَرِقتُ وَنامَ عَن سَهَري صِحابي

كَأَنَّ النارَ مُشعِلَةٌ ثِيابي

I stayed awake while my friends fell asleep

As if fire had set my clothes ablaze

إِذا نَجمٌ تَغَوَّرَ كَلَّفَتني

خَوالِدَ ما تَؤوبُ إِلى مَآبِ

Whenever a star disappeared below the horizon

Endless sorrows led me nowhere

فَقَد خَلّى أَبو أَوفى خِلالاً

عَلَيَّ فَكُلُّها دَخَلَت شِعابي

Abu Awfy deserted me on all sides

Allowing sorrows to pour into me from every ravine