ونحن غداة كان يقال أشرِق

ونحن غداة كان يقال أشرِق

ثبير أتى لدفعةِ واقفينا

ثبير أتى لدفعةِ واقفينا

And we, on the morning when it used to be said, 'Shine forth,

And when tomorrow came we were told: the sun has risen

Thabir!'—came for the departure of those of us standing.

An announcement arrived that caught us by surprise