بِتنا عَلى حالٍ تَسُرُّ الهَوى

بِتنا عَلى حالٍ تَسُرُّ الهَوى

لَكِنَّهُ لا يُمكِنُ الشَرحُ

لَكِنَّهُ لا يُمكِنُ الشَرحُ

We spent the night in a state that delights love,

We met in a state that brings delight

but it cannot be explained.

But explaining it is beyond might

بَوّابُنا اللَيلُ وَقُلنا لَهُ

بَوّابُنا اللَيلُ وَقُلنا لَهُ

إِن غِبتَ عَنّا هَجَمَ الصُبحُ

إِن غِبتَ عَنّا هَجَمَ الصُبحُ

Night was our doorkeeper, and we said to him:

Our night, the gatekeeper, we told

“If you leave us, dawn will storm in.”

If you're absent, dawn will take hold