أَقولُ لِصاحِبي لَمّا اِرتَحَلنا

أَقولُ لِصاحِبي لَمّا اِرتَحَلنا

وَأَسرَعنا النَجائِب في الوَخيذِ

وَأَسرَعنا النَجائِب في الوَخيذِ

I say to my companion as we set out

I say to my friend, when we depart

and urged the fine riding camels to a swift pace:

And hasten the she-camels in the sandy plain:

تَمَتَّع مِن لَذيذِ كَلامِ حَورا

تَمَتَّع مِن لَذيذِ كَلامِ حَورا

فَما بَعدَ العَشِيَّةِ مِن لَذيذِ

فَما بَعدَ العَشِيَّةِ مِن لَذيذِ

Savor Hawra’s delightful words,

"Enjoy the sweet talk of a Houri,

for after the evening there is no delight.

For nothing is sweeter after evening's end."