يا لَيالِيَّ بِالمَطيرَةِ وَالكَر

يا لَيالِيَّ بِالمَطيرَةِ وَالكَر

خِ وَديَرِ السُوِسِيِّ بِاللَهِ عودي

خِ وَديَرِ السُوِسِيِّ بِاللَهِ عودي

O my nights at al-Matira and al-Kar-

Oh nights of rain and monastery,

kh and the monastery of al-Susi—by God, return!

Deir Al-Soussi, by God return to me,

كُنتِ عِندي أَنموذَجاتٍ

كُنتِ عِندي أَنموذَجاتٍ

مِنَ الجَنَّةِ لكِنَّها بِغَيرِ خُلودِ

مِنَ الجَنَّةِ لكِنَّها بِغَيرِ خُلودِ

You were, to me, samples

You were to me models,

of Paradise, but they lacked eternity.

Of heaven, but without eternity,

أَشرَبُ الراحَ وَهِيَ تَشرَبُ عَقلي

أَشرَبُ الراحَ وَهِيَ تَشرَبُ عَقلي

وَعَلى ذاكَ كانَ قَتلُ الوَليدِ

وَعَلى ذاكَ كانَ قَتلُ الوَليدِ

I drink the wine, while it drinks my reason,

I drink liquor while it drinks my mind,

and on that account al-Walid was slain.

And for that Al-Walid was killed.