1. بِاللَه ياللي قاصدك قَط ما خاب

    يا رَب عجل بِالخَفايا فُنوني

    By God, O You whom no one has ever sought in vain.

    O Lord, hasten relief for my woes through Your hidden ways.

  2. يا مُنجد المنضام يا واسع الباب

    كُل الخَلايق رَحمتك يَرتجوني

    O helper of the oppressed, O You whose door is wide.

    All creatures hope for Your mercy.

  3. تَحيي وَتميت وَضابط الملك بحساب

    يا مَن كَلامك بين كاف وَنون

    You give life and cause death, and govern the dominion with exact reckoning.

    O You whose word lies between kaf and nun.

  4. يا حي ياللي للجزيلات وَهاب

    يا مَن تقل للشيء كُن فَيَكُون

    O Ever-Living One, You who lavishly bestow great bounties.

    O You who tell a thing, 'Be,' and it is.

  5. تَظهر سَعدنا بَعد ما نجمنا غاب

    وَتفكنا من مظلمات السجوني

    Bring forth our good fortune after our star has set.

    And free us from the darkness of the prisons.

  6. صَبري ذخرته قبل يا ناس بجراب

    وَقُلت الليالي بالكدر ما يجوتي

    I had stored my patience earlier, O people, in a leather bag.

    And I said, 'The nights will not come to me bearing sorrow.'

  7. فرغ الجراب وَصار بِالقَلب مشهاب

    ثاري اللَيالي مخلفات الظُنوني

    The bag emptied, and a blaze arose in my heart.

    It turns out the nights belie expectations.

  8. دُنياك ما دامَت لابوزيد وذياب

    لا تَأمن الدُنيا تَراها تخوني

    This world of yours did not last for Abu Zayd and Dhiyab.

    Do not trust the world; see how it betrays me.

  9. وَتحدرك لَو كُنت عالي بمرقاب

    وَكثير من قالوا اللَيالي رَموني

    And it brings you down, even if you stand high on a lookout.

    And many have said, 'The nights have cast me down.'

  10. مِن بَعد ذا يا معتلي فُوق مرعاب

    يَشدا الظَليم وَاسرع مِن السُنوني

    Now then, O rider atop a formidable mount,

    It resembles a male ostrich and is swifter than the swallows.

  11. اليا مشت ذرعانها تقول دُولاب

    تَأمن عَلَيها مِن الغَزو وَالعُيون

    When she moves, her forelegs look like a wheel.

    On her you are safe from raiders and scouts.

  12. فَوقَهُ غلاما إِن مَشى اللَيل ما هاب

    قطاع فرجات الخلا يا زبوني

    Upon it rides a young man who knows no fear when traveling by night.

    A tireless traverser of the wilderness's open expanses, O my protector.

  13. تَمد مِن عِندي بلا تَمر وَزهاب

    العَصر وَانت بلاهثي وَالمتوني

    Set out from my place without dates or provisions.

    By afternoon, you are at Lahitha and al-Matuna.

  14. تَلفي جبل حُوران يا عز الصحاب

    سلم عَلى اللي بِاللغا يعرفوني

    You reach Mount Hauran, O pride of companions.

    Greet those who know me by my speech.

  15. علمي بكم ربعا تَخيفون وَصلاب

    وَاليُوم صرتوا مطمعاً للعفوني

    I knew you as a fearsome, stalwart band.

    And today you have become tempting prey for the vile.

  16. يا حيد يا شيال يا أصفر الناب

    يا أَهل المَقابر افزعوا وَانجدني

    O Hayd, O Shayyal, O yellow-fanged one.

    O people of the graves, come to my aid and rescue me.

  17. بلكي تفكونا من الدلم والطاب

    مِن حُكم ابن تلحوق زايد جُنوني

    Perhaps you can free us from al-Dalm and al-Tab.

    Under Ibn Talhuq's rule, my madness keeps growing.

  18. لا بُد ما نغدوا غنم عقب الذياب

    وَتشوف عيني عيالكُم يلبسوني

    We are bound to become sheep after being wolves.

    And my eye sees your children dressing me.

  19. اللي بقوا ببلادنا عز ونصاب

    صاروا بنواحي بورصا وقسطموني

    Those who were the pride and pillars of our land

    Have ended up in the regions of Bursa and Kastamonu.

  20. البَعض مِنهُم يم رودس وَعنتاب

    وَالبَعض في بلاد العجم يذكروني

    Some of them are over toward Rhodes and Aintab.

    And others remember me in non-Arab lands.

  21. وَرباعهم كانَت بِها البن قطاب

    ذباحة للضيف حيلا سموني

    Their homesteads once abounded in coffee.

    They slaughtered fat, unbred she-camels for the guest.

  22. يا حيف صاروا للحدايا وَالغراب

    يا هل تَرى مِن بعدها يرجعوني

    Alas, they are now left to kites and crows.

    Oh, will they return after all this?

  23. وَيعود فينا واسع المد وَالباب

    وَيرد هللي في البحر سافروني

    And will the man of generous hand and open door return among us?

    And will those who traveled the sea come back?

  24. تَحظى الديار بشوف أَهله وَالحباب

    وَنفرح بشوف مذبلات العيوني

    May the homeland be blessed with the sight of its people and loved ones.

    And may we rejoice to see the languid-eyed ones.

  25. يُوسف ظهر من بعد ما نجمه غاب

    وَعاد وفرح يعقوب عقب الحزوني

    Yusuf appeared again after his star had set.

    And he returned, and Yaqub rejoiced after sorrow.

  26. ربك كَريم وَيفرج الهَم قطاب

    لا بُد ما تَغدى حَكايا وتهوني

    Your Lord is generous and lifts sorrow entirely.

    One day, it must all become stories and grow easier.