حَدِّثوا عَن طولِ لَيلٍ بِتُّهُ

حَدِّثوا عَن طولِ لَيلٍ بِتُّهُ

هَل رَأَيتُم هَل سَمِعتُم هَل عُهِد

هَل رَأَيتُم هَل سَمِعتُم هَل عُهِد

Tell of the length of a night I spent.

Tell of the length of a gloomy night

Have you seen, have you heard, has such a thing ever been known?

Have you seen, have you heard, have you known

لا رَعاهُ اللَهُ ما أَطوَلَهُ

لا رَعاهُ اللَهُ ما أَطوَلَهُ

تَحبَلَُ المَرأَةُ فيهِ وَتَلِد

تَحبَلَُ المَرأَةُ فيهِ وَتَلِد

May God not watch over it—how long it is!

May God not favor it, how lengthy it is

A woman conceives in it and gives birth.

In it a woman conceives and gives birth

لَيسَ ما أَشكوهُ مِنهُ واحِداً

لَيسَ ما أَشكوهُ مِنهُ واحِداً

كُلُّ شَيءٍ مَرَّ بي فيهِ نَكِد

كُلُّ شَيءٍ مَرَّ بي فيهِ نَكِد

What I complain of in it is not just one thing.

My complaints about it are not just one

Everything that happened to me in it was distressing.

In it, all things bring me misery