لَيْلَىLayla وَيَاand O لَيْلَىLayla
لَيْلَى وَيَا لَيْلَى
حزتyou have claimed الجمالَbeauty وحدكْyou alone
حزت الجمالَ وحدكْ
Layla, and O Layla!
Layla, oh Layla
You alone have claimed beauty.
You alone encompass all beauty
واشْwhat مِنْof عَقليmy reason
واشْ مِنْ عَقلي
يبْقَىremains لِمنْfor one who يَرىsees حسنكْyour beauty
يبْقَى لِمنْ يَرى حسنكْ
What of my reason
What is left of my sanity
Remains for one who sees your beauty?
For those who see your beauty?
آهalas علىfor حاليmy plight
آه على حالي
إِذاwhen نغَيبْI am away غيبهa spell of absence
إِذا نغَيبْ غيبه
Alas for my plight!
Oh, my state!
When I am away for a spell,
When you disappear from my sight
لاno عيشlife يهناليis pleasant to me
لا عيش يهنالي
حتىuntil نرىI see طيبهTayba
حتى نرى طيبه
No life is pleasant to me
No life seems livable
Until I see Tayba,
Until I see your kindness again
ونبلغand I attain مراديmy desire
ونبلغ مرادي
ونطوفُand I circle بالكعبهaround the Kaaba
ونطوفُ بالكعبه
And I attain my desire,
And attain what I desire
And I circle the Kaaba.
And circumambulate the Ka'ba
ياO طلعةَcountenance of الزَهْريal-Zahri
يا طلعةَ الزَهْري
اسمكyour name عزيزprecious مكتوبinscribed
اسمك عزيز مكتوب
O countenance of al-Zahri,
Oh, blossoming flower
Your precious name is inscribed.
Your name is precious and written
مهماwhenever نراكI see you نبريI am healed
مهما نراك نبري
وينجليand finds relief المكروبthe afflicted one
وينجلي المكروب
Whenever I see you, I am healed,
No matter how much we see you, we want more
And the afflicted one finds relief.
And worries disappear
ياO نورَlight نورِlight النورْthe light
يا نورَ نورِ النورْ
ياO صاحبَbearer of الخاتمْthe seal
يا صاحبَ الخاتمْ
O light of the light of light,
Oh light, light of all light
O bearer of the seal,
Oh owner of the seal
أعطاكَgave you ربيmy Lord النورْthe light
أعطاكَ ربي النورْ
سماكHe named you أباfather of القاسمْal-Qasim
سماك أبا القاسمْ
My Lord gave you the light,
My Lord has given you the light
He named you Abu al-Qasim.
And named you Father of Qasim
صلُّواsend blessings علىupon الهاديthe Guide
صلُّوا على الهادي
صلُّواsend blessings عليهupon him شوقاwith longing
صلُّوا عليه شوقا
Send blessings upon the Guide;
Pray upon the Guide
Send blessings upon him with longing.
Pray upon him with longing
عزِّيmy glory وارشاديand my guidance
عزِّي وارشادي
المصطفىthe Chosen One حقاtruly
المصطفى حقا
My glory and my guidance:
My honor and guide
The Chosen One, truly.
Truly, the Chosen One
Sol 6.1