يا مُعْرِضاً لا يلْتَفِتْ

يا مُعْرِضاً لا يلْتَفِتْ

بِمِثْلِ لَيْلي لا تَبِتْ

بِمِثْلِ لَيْلي لا تَبِتْ

O you who turn away and do not look back,

O you who turn away unnoticing

Do not spend a night like mine.

Do not spend a night like mine

بَرّحَ هِجْرانُكَ بي

بَرّحَ هِجْرانُكَ بي

حتّى رَثَى لي مَنْ شَمِتْ

حتّى رَثَى لي مَنْ شَمِتْ

Your abandonment has tormented me,

Your abandonment has weakened me

Until even the one who gloated pitied me.

Even my enemies mourn for me

عَلًّقَتْ قَلْبي بالمُنى

عَلًّقَتْ قَلْبي بالمُنى

فَأَحْيِهِ أو فأَمِتْ

فَأَحْيِهِ أو فأَمِتْ

You hung my heart upon hopes;

My heart clings to its wishes

So give it life, or put it to death.

So either bring it life or end it