ياعَينِ جودي بِدَمعٍ مِنكِ مَسكوبِ

كَلُؤلُؤٍ جالَ في الأَسماطِ مَثقوبِ

O my eyes, shed copious tears

Like pearls scattered on the ground, pierced

إِنّي تَذَكَّرتُهُ وَاللَيلُ مُعتَكِرٌ

فَفي فُؤادِيَ صَدعٌ غَيرُ مَشعوبِ

I remembered him while the night was still dark

So my heart was cracked, not yet healed

نِعمَ الفَتى كانَ لِلأَضيافِ إِذ نَزَلوا

وَسائِلٍ حَلَّ بَعدَ النَومِ مَحروبِ

How excellent was that youth when the guests arrived

Seekers came after sleep, worried

كَم مِن مُنادٍ دَعا وَاللَيلُ مُكتَنِعٌ

نَفَّستَ عَنهُ حِبالَ المَوتِ مَكروبِ

How many callers Called while the night was pitch black

You saved them from the ropes of death, troubled

وَمِن أَسيرٍ بِلا شُكرٍ جَزاكَ بِهِ

بِساعِدَيهِ كُلومٌ غَيرُ تَجليبِ

And an ungrateful prisoner you rewarded

With your own arms, unflinching, not hesitating

فَكَكتَهُ وَمَقالٍ قُلتَهُ حَسَنٍ

بَعدَ المَقالَةِ لَم يُؤبَن بِتَكذيبِ

You released him and said good words

After saying them, they were not met with lies