1. فما لك يا عين لم تهجعي

    لقد تعب الليل مما يعي

    So what ails you, O eye, that you have not slept?

    The night has indeed grown weary of what it perceives.

  2. فصعَّد في السهل أنفاسه

    وأحنى على الجبل الأصلع

    So it heaved its sighs in the plain,

    And bowed over the bald mountain,

  3. واغمض عينيه مستأنساً

    بلحن من القاتم المفزع

    And closed its eyes, finding comfort

    In a melody from the dark, terrifying one.

  4. ينوح بعيداً ويشكو جوى

    ويبكي على هادئ الأربع

    It wails far away and laments its heartache,

    And weeps over the quiet dwellings.

  5. لك الله يا عين جفن الصباح

    يرف فما لك لم تهجعي

    God help you, O eye; dawn's eyelid

    Flutters—so what ails you that you have not slept?

  6. وفي النفس شوق إلى طيفها

    برى من فؤادي ومن أضلعي

    And in the soul is a longing for her apparition

    That has worn away at my heart and my ribs.