حبlove الليلthe night وand نجومstars اللياليthe nights
حب الليل و نجوم الليالي
حبيباتيmy beloveds أساهرهنI stay awake with them لحاليby myself
حبيباتي أساهرهن لحالي
I love the night and the stars of the nights.
I love the night and the stars of the nights
My beloveds—I stay awake with them alone.
My darlings whom I stay up alone for
لقيتI found بصحبةin the company of النجماتthe stars سلوىsolace
لقيت بصحبة النجمات سلوى
عقبafter ماthat فارقleft الخفّاقthe beating heart غاليmy dear one
عقب ما فارق الخفّاق غالي
I found solace in the company of the stars,
I found solace in the company of the stars
After my dear one left my beating heart.
After the departure of my dear beloved
ألاah ياO سارياتnight travelers الليلthe night سيريjourney on
ألا يا ساريات الليل سيري
علىover واديهhis valley معwith مسرىthe nightly path of خياليmy imagination
على واديه مع مسرى خيالي
Ah, travelers of the night, journey on,
Oh you who travel the night, travel on
Over his valley, along my imagination's nightly path.
With my imagination's journey
تجلّيshine forth فيin سماthe sky of خلّthe beloved of المودّهaffection
تجلّي في سما خلّ المودّه
وand قوليtell للحبيبto the beloved وشwhat جراليhappened to me
و قولي للحبيب وش جرالي
Shine in the sky above my dear beloved,
Manifest in the empty sky of affection
And tell my beloved what has happened to me.
And tell the beloved how I have fared
هنيكlucky you ياO نجومstars تناظرينهyou gaze at him
هنيك يا نجوم تناظرينه
وand اناI ماليI have no علىfor النظرهa glance مجالopportunity ِ
و انا مالي على النظره مجال ِ
Lucky you, O stars, to gaze upon him,
Look there, oh stars, gazing upon him
While I have no chance to catch a glimpse.
While I have no chance for glancing
وand لكنيbut I ولوand even if شابتturned gray عيونيmy eyes
و لكني ولو شابت عيوني
احبI love الليلthe night وand نجومstars اللياليthe nights
احب الليل و نجوم الليالي
And yet, even if my eyes turn gray,
But even if my eyes grow dim
I love the night and the stars of the nights.
I love the night and the stars of the nights
صبرتI was patient وكلand every حيliving being لوeven if تصبّرhe strives for patience
صبرت وكل حي لو تصبّر
الىwhen مالتwaned لياليthe nights of العمرlife مالhe waned
الى مالت ليالي العمر مال
I have been patient; and every living soul, even if he strives for patience,
I waited, and every living being who waits
When the nights of life wane, he too wanes.
Until the nights of life are spent
Sol 6.1