ومحبوبة عند الرقاد ضممتها

ومحبوبة عند الرقاد ضممتها

أحس بها لكنني ما رأيتها

أحس بها لكنني ما رأيتها

And I embraced a beloved at bedtime.

And a beloved in bed, I held her close

I feel her, yet I have not seen her.

I felt her near though she remained unseen

لذيذة طعم لا أطيق فراقها

لذيذة طعم لا أطيق فراقها

ورب ليال في هواها سهرتها

ورب ليال في هواها سهرتها

Delicious to the taste, I cannot bear to part with her.

Sweet is her taste, I cannot bear our parting

And many nights I have spent awake for love of her.

Many a night for love of her I stayed awake