أقُولُ لَهُ وَصُدْغُ اللَّيْلِ يُلْوَى

أقُولُ لَهُ وَصُدْغُ اللَّيْلِ يُلْوَى

وَأنْفُ الفجرِ قد عَطَسَ الصَّبَاحَا

وَأنْفُ الفجرِ قد عَطَسَ الصَّبَاحَا

I say to him, as night's sidelock is twisted,

I say to him as night's cheek grows darker,

And dawn's nose has already sneezed out the morning:

And morning's nose has sneezed its dawn -

هَلُمَّ بِنَا إلَى الوَادِي لِنُسْقَى

هَلُمَّ بِنَا إلَى الوَادِي لِنُسْقَى

به مَاءً فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَرَاحَا

به مَاءً فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَرَاحَا

"Come with us to the valley, that we may be given

"Come, let us to the valley go and water

Water there." He said, "Yes," and set off.

Ourselves." He said, “Yes, let's be off!”