أَتَّخِذُ اللَّيْلَ جَمَلْ

مَا حُمِّلَ اللَّيْلُ حَمَلْ

I take the night as a camel

The night is not burdened with any load

واللَّيْلُ فِيْهِ مُتْعَةٌ

وَاللَّيْلُ أَخْلَى لِلْعَمَلْ

The night contains pleasure

And the night leaves time for work

آمَنُ فِيْهِ زَائِرَاً

يَشْغَلُنِي عَنِ الشُّغُلْ

In it I feel secure from visitors

It distracts me from worldly cares

وَإِنْ عَرَانِي مَلَلٌ

نَفَيْتُ بِالرَّاحِ المَلَلْ

And if boredom befalls me

I dispel it with a gentle breeze