يا ليلةً جَمَعَتْنا بعدَ مُفتَرَقٍ

يا ليلةً جَمَعَتْنا بعدَ مُفتَرَقٍ

فبِتُّ من صُبْحِها حتَّى بدا فَرِقا

فبِتُّ من صُبْحِها حتَّى بدا فَرِقا

O night that brought us together after separation!

O night that brought us together after separation

So I spent the night afraid of its dawn until it appeared.

I spent it with her I love until dawn broke us apart

لمَّا خَلَوتُ بمن أهوى بها قَصُرَت

لمَّا خَلَوتُ بمن أهوى بها قَصُرَت

فكادَ يَسبُقُ منها فجرُها الشَّفَقا

فكادَ يَسبُقُ منها فجرُها الشَّفَقا

When I was alone in it with the one I love, it grew short,

When I was alone with the one I love in it, it was too short

So its dawn almost came before the evening twilight.

Its dawn almost preceded its eve