1. وَلَيلٍ أَدَمنا فيهِ شُربَ مَدامَةٍ

    إِلى أَن بَدا لِلصُبحِ في اللَيلِ تأثيرُ

    And on a night we drank wine without cease,

    Until dawn's influence appeared in the night.

  2. وَجاءَت نُجومُ الصُبحِ تَضربُ في الدُجى

    فَوَلَّت نُجومُ اللَيلِ وَاللَيلِ مَقهورُ

    And the stars of dawn came striking through the darkness,

    So the stars of night fled, and night was vanquished.

  3. فَحُزنا مَنَ اللَذاتِ أَطيَبَ طيبِها

    وَلَم يَعدنا هَمٌّ وَلا عاقَ تَكديرُ

    So we gained from pleasures their sweetest delight,

    And no care visited us, nor did vexation hinder us.

  4. خَلا أَنَّهُ لَو طالَ دامَت مَسَرَّةٌ

    وَلَكِن لَيالي الوَصلِ فيهِنَّ تَقصيرُ

    Save that, had it lasted longer, joy would have endured;

    But nights of union are cut short.