يَعرِفُ طولَ اللَّيلِ من لم يَنَم

يَعرِفُ طولَ اللَّيلِ من لم يَنَم

من يُنفِدُ الدَّمعَ ويبكي بدَم

من يُنفِدُ الدَّمعَ ويبكي بدَم

One who has not slept knows the length of the night—

He knows the length of night, who did not sleep

one who exhausts his tears and weeps blood.

Who sheds his tears and weeps blood

لم يبقَ في ثوبيهِ إلا هوىً

لم يبقَ في ثوبيهِ إلا هوىً

في بدنٍ بالٍ طويلِ السَّقم

في بدنٍ بالٍ طويلِ السَّقم

Nothing remained in his two garments but love,

Nothing remains in his clothes except passion

in a worn-out body, long afflicted by illness.

In a worn out body, long in illness

لهُ حبيبٌ رامَ إنصافَهُ

لهُ حبيبٌ رامَ إنصافَهُ

فلم يَدَعهُ الكِبرُ حتَّى ظلَم

فلم يَدَعهُ الكِبرُ حتَّى ظلَم

He has a beloved who sought to treat him fairly,

He has a lover, who sought justice

but pride would not leave him until he did wrong.

But arrogance did not leave him, until he oppressed

وكانَ يُخفي ما بهِ جاهداً

وكانَ يُخفي ما بهِ جاهداً

فأظهرت عبرتهُ ما كَتَم

فأظهرت عبرتهُ ما كَتَم

And he strove to hide what was within him,

He struggled to hide what was inside him

but his tear revealed what he had concealed.

But his tears revealed what he concealed