أَما لِتَطْويلِ هذا اللَّيلِ تقصيرُ

أَما لِتَطْويلِ هذا اللَّيلِ تقصيرُ

مَنْ شَفَّهُ الشَّوْقُ في شكواهُ معذورُ

مَنْ شَفَّهُ الشَّوْقُ في شكواهُ معذورُ

Is there no shortening of this long-drawn-out night?

Is there no shortening this long night's span

He whom longing has worn thin is excused for his lament.

For one whom longing sickens, his excuse is plain.

بانَ الحَبيبُ فَإِلمامي بِهِ لَممٌ

بانَ الحَبيبُ فَإِلمامي بِهِ لَممٌ

بعدَ البِعادِ وزَوْراتي لَهُ زُورُ

بعدَ البِعادِ وزَوْراتي لَهُ زُورُ

The beloved has departed, so my encounters with him are mere delirium

My darling visited me in my dreams

after separation, and my visits to him are mere illusion.

After our parting, my false trysts with him remain.