أَرِقتُ وَنامَ عَن سَهَري صِحابي

أَرِقتُ وَنامَ عَن سَهَري صِحابي

كَأَنَّ النارَ مُشعِلَةٌ ثِيابي

كَأَنَّ النارَ مُشعِلَةٌ ثِيابي

I lay sleepless while my companions slept, heedless of my wakefulness.

I stayed awake while my friends fell asleep

As though fire were setting my clothes ablaze.

As if fire had set my clothes ablaze

إِذا نَجمٌ تَغَوَّرَ كَلَّفَتني

إِذا نَجمٌ تَغَوَّرَ كَلَّفَتني

خَوالِدَ ما تَؤوبُ إِلى مَآبِ

خَوالِدَ ما تَؤوبُ إِلى مَآبِ

Whenever a star sinks out of sight, I am burdened

Whenever a star disappeared below the horizon

with enduring woes that return to no resting place.

Endless sorrows led me nowhere

فَقَد خَلّى أَبو أَوفى خِلالاً

فَقَد خَلّى أَبو أَوفى خِلالاً

عَلَيَّ فَكُلُّها دَخَلَت شِعابي

عَلَيَّ فَكُلُّها دَخَلَت شِعابي

For Abu Awfa has left cares

Abu Awfy deserted me on all sides

upon me, so all of them have entered my inner ravines.

Allowing sorrows to pour into me from every ravine