إذا دنا أجَلُ الظلماء وافيني

يا نجمةَ الصُّبح يا سلوى المساكينِ

When the appointed time of the oppressors draws near

O morning star, O solace of the wretched

أقضي الليالي وعيني فيكِ ساهرةٌ

كأنَّما كانَ في مغناكِ تكويني

I spend the nights with sleepless eyes fixed on you

As though in your melody was my genesis

هذي الرياضُ سلي عنِّي بلابلَها

كم ردَّدت في الهوى نَوْحي وتلحيني

These gardens - may their nightingales give me respite

How often have I voiced in passion my sighs and melody

يا نجمةَ الصبح والدنيا بها نُوَبٌ

إني دعوتكِ للجِلَّى فسلِّيني

O morning star, and the world is full of grief

I called on you to console me, so console me

حتى إذا أشرقت شمسٌ لمرتزِقٍ

على طريق الردى، روحي وخلِّيني

Until the rising of a sun for a wayfarer

On the road of loss, my soul, release me