ليتَ إن الليل دامت ظُلمُه

ليتَ إن الليل دامت ظُلمُه

فلقد جَلت لدينا نعَمُه

فلقد جَلت لدينا نعَمُه

If only the night's darkness would endure!

Oh, would the darkness of night remain

For its blessings have become clear to us.

For us, the gifts it provides are clear

مَثَّلَت صُدغَيك لي ظُلمَتُهُ

مَثَّلَت صُدغَيك لي ظُلمَتُهُ

وأَرَت خَدَّيكِ عيني أَنجُمُه

وأَرَت خَدَّيكِ عيني أَنجُمُه

Its darkness pictured your temple-locks for me.

The darkness of thy cheeks to me reveal

And its stars showed your cheeks to my eye.

Thine eyes' bright stars to my eyes appear