1. سرادِقُ الغَيمِ مَمدودٌ يَشِفُّ لَنا

    في ساحَةِ الجَوِّ عَنهُ رَفرَفُ السَحَرِ

    The canopy of clouds is spread out, revealed to us

    In the sky's expanse by the fringe of dawn.

  2. فَخَلَّني وَثِمارَ العَيشِ أَقطُفُها

    بِالأَصلاحِ عَلى الأَثمارِ وَالشَجَرِ

    So leave me with life's fruits, that I may pluck them

    By tending to the fruits and trees.

  3. وَلا تَجُرُّ إِلَيَّ العَذلُ مِنكَ فَما

    تَرى طَريقاً لِغَيرِ النايِ وَالوَتَرِ

    And bring me no reproach of yours, for you do not

    See a path to anything but the reed flute and the string.