يا لَيلُ طُل لا أَشتَهي

يا لَيلُ طُل لا أَشتَهي

إِلّا بِوَصلٍ قِصَرَك

إِلّا بِوَصلٍ قِصَرَك

O night, grow long; I do not desire

O night, be long, for I desire

your brevity except in union.

Only to shorten you by being with my beloved

لَو باتَ عِندي قَمَري

لَو باتَ عِندي قَمَري

ما بِتُّ أَرعى قَمَرَك

ما بِتُّ أَرعى قَمَرَك

If my moon spent the night with me,

If my moon were to spend the night with me

I would not spend the night watching your moon.

I wouldn't stay up watching for your moon

يا لَيلُ خَبِّر أَنَّني

يا لَيلُ خَبِّر أَنَّني

أَلتَذُّ عَنهُ خَبَرَك

أَلتَذُّ عَنهُ خَبَرَك

O night, make it known that I

O night, let it be known that I take pleasure

delight in your news of him.

In news of him from you

بِاللَهِ قُل لي هَل وَفى

بِاللَهِ قُل لي هَل وَفى

فَقالَ لا بَل غَدَرَك

فَقالَ لا بَل غَدَرَك

By God, tell me: has he kept faith?

By God, tell me, did he keep his promise?

Then it said: “No—rather, he betrayed you.”

He said: No, but he betrayed you