ما بالُ لَيلى لا يُرى فَجرُهُ

ما بالُ لَيلى لا يُرى فَجرُهُ

وَما لِدَمعي دَإِماً قَطرُهُ

وَما لِدَمعي دَإِماً قَطرُهُ

What is the matter with my night, that its dawn is not seen?

What has overcome Leila, her dawn unseen,

And why are my tears always dripping?

My tears forever streaming.

أَستَودِعُ اللَهَ حَبيباً نَأى

أَستَودِعُ اللَهَ حَبيباً نَأى

ميعادُ دَمعي أَبَداً ذِكرُهُ

ميعادُ دَمعي أَبَداً ذِكرُهُ

I entrust to God a beloved who has gone far away.

I entrust to God a beloved now gone,

Remembering him is always the appointed time for my tears.

Always I weep remembering him.