ليالي نجد ما مثلك ليالي

ليالي نجد ما مثلك ليالي

غلاك اول وزاد الحب غالي

غلاك اول وزاد الحب غالي

Nights of Najd, no nights are like you.

Nights of Najd, none like you, nights

You were dear to me before, and my beloved deepened that love.

Your love was dear at first, and love grew dearer

ليالي نجد للمحبوب طيبي

ليالي نجد للمحبوب طيبي

امانه نور عيني يا ليالي

امانه نور عيني يا ليالي

Nights of Najd, be sweet to my beloved.

Nights of Najd, so gentle for the beloved

The light of my eyes is in your care, O nights.

You were entrusted to me, light of my eyes, oh nights

حبيبي ولا ذكرت انه حبيبي

حبيبي ولا ذكرت انه حبيبي

دريت اني حظيظ وزان بالي

دريت اني حظيظ وزان بالي

My beloved—whenever I remember that he is my beloved,

My love - if I remembered he was my love

I realize I am fortunate, and my mind is at ease.

I knew I was fortunate, my mind at ease

على شانه تهاونت المصاعب

على شانه تهاونت المصاعب

اذوق المر لَجل رضاه حالي

اذوق المر لَجل رضاه حالي

For his sake, hardships seemed easy.

On his shoulder, hardships seemed easy

To please him, even bitterness tastes sweet to me.

I taste the bitter for his happiness today

وإلى من الزمان اشتد حره

وإلى من الزمان اشتد حره

لقيت بقرب مضنوني ظلالي

لقيت بقرب مضنوني ظلالي

And whenever time's heat grows fierce,

And when time grew harsh

I find my shade beside my cherished one.

I found shade in his cherished nearness

عفا الله عنه مما جاني اول

عفا الله عنه مما جاني اول

غسل حبّه جميع الهم تالي

غسل حبّه جميع الهم تالي

May God forgive him for what befell me before;

God forgive him for what came first

His love later washed away all sorrow.

His love washed away all subsequent sorrow