1. أمسى المساء كأمسنا

    وبدا به وقت الرواح

    Evening has fallen, as it did for us yesterday,

    And with it came the time to return home.

  2. والشمس مالت للغرو

    ب ولونها الذهبي لاح

    And the sun inclined toward sunset,

    And its golden hue shone.

  3. مصفرة الوجنات قد

    لبست من الغسق الوشاح

    With yellowed cheeks, it has already

    Donned the shawl of dusk.

  4. والليل أقبل للسبا

    ت وفيه ذو العمل استراح

    And night came for slumber,

    And in it the worker rested.

  5. فيه مراجعة الدرو

    س لكي ننام على ارتياح

    In it, lessons are reviewed,

    So that we may sleep at ease.

  6. فيه سرور الوالدين

    وفي سرورهما الرباح

    In it lies the parents’ joy,

    And in their joy lies gain.

  7. ماذا يسرهما سوى الت

    هذيب في الأبنا الملاح

    What delights them but good manners

    In their lovely children?

  8. فتزودوا بدعائهم

    عند المساء وفي الصباح

    So provision yourselves with their prayers,

    At evening and in the morning.

  9. وامسوا بخير واصبحوا

    مع والديكم في انشراح

    And spend the evening well, and greet the morning

    With your parents in gladness.