1. يا نومَ عيني من استباحَك

    وَعن محلِّ الكرى أزاحَك

    O sleep of my eye, who has despoiled you

    and driven you from the abode of slumber?

  2. قد كنتَ فيما خلا مقيماً

    لو رَدَّهُ شوقُهُ أراحَك

    You once dwelt there in days gone by.

    Had his longing brought him back, he would have given you rest.

  3. كأنما كنتَ حلفَ قلبٍ

    آمن من مقلتي نزاحك

    As though you were the ally of a heart

    that made your departure from my eye secure.

  4. فعجلَ اللهُ يا رقادي

    من أسرِ طولِ الهوى سراحَك

    So may God hasten, O my slumber,

    your release from the captivity of prolonged love.