وَلَيلٍand a night ظَلَلناwe continued فيهِin it نعمَلwe put to use كَأسَناour cup
وَلَيلٍ ظَلَلنا فيهِ نعمَل كَأسَنا
إِلىuntil أَنthat بَدَتappeared لَلصُّبحِof dawn فيin اللَيلِthe night أَعمالُdeeds
إِلى أَن بَدَت لَلصُّبحِ في اللَيلِ أَعمالُ
And one night we kept our cup at work,
Until dawn's deeds appeared in the night.
وَوَلَّتand turned away نُجومُthe stars اللَيلِof the night تَجريrunning هَزيمَةًin defeat
وَوَلَّت نُجومُ اللَيلِ تَجري هَزيمَةً
وَجاءَand came مَعَwith الإِصباحِdaybreak نَصرٌvictory وَإِقبالُand good fortune
وَجاءَ مَعَ الإِصباحِ نَصرٌ وَإِقبالُ
And the stars of night turned away, running in defeat,
And with daybreak came victory and good fortune.
فَقَضَّيتُso I fulfilled مِنfrom هَذاthis وَذاكَand that لُبانَةًa longing
فَقَضَّيتُ مِن هَذا وَذاكَ لُبانَةً
وَثَمَّand there لَناfor us فَتحٌa victory مُبينٌclear وَآمالُand hopes
وَثَمَّ لَنا فَتحٌ مُبينٌ وَآمالُ
So through this and that I fulfilled a longing,
And there we had a clear victory and hopes.