يَاO لَيْلَةَnight الأُنْسِfellowship عُودِيreturn!
يَا لَيْلَةَ الأُنْسِ عُودِي
فَعِيدُfor the feast of إِلْيَاسElias عيِدِيmy feast
فَعِيدُ إِلْيَاس عيِدِي
O night of fellowship, return!
O night of intimacy, return
For Elias's feast is my feast.
So Ilyas's celebration becomes my celebration
عَهْدٌa bond قَدِيمٌold مِنَof الوُدِّaffection
عَهْدٌ قَدِيمٌ مِنَ الوُدِّ
كَانَwas خَيْرُthe best of العُهُودِthe bonds
كَانَ خَيْرُ العُهُودِ
An old bond of affection
An old covenant of love
Was the best of bonds.
Was the best of covenants
يَظَلُّremains مِلْءَfilling فُؤادِيmy heart
يَظَلُّ مِلْءَ فُؤادِي
فِيin غَيْبَتِيmy absence وَشُهُودِيand my presence
فِي غَيْبَتِي وَشُهُودِي
It still fills my heart
It remains filling my heart
In my absence and my presence.
In my absence and presence
بَيْتُthe house of النُّبوغِgenius وَكَهْفُand the refuge of
بَيْتُ النُّبوغِ وَكَهْفُ
الْمَجْدِglory الْقَدِيمِold الجَدِيدِnew
الْمَجْدِ الْقَدِيمِ الجَدِيدِ
The house of genius and the refuge
The house of brilliance and the cave
Of glory, old and new,
Of old and new glory
كَائِنٌexisting أَضَفْتَyou have added طَرِيفاًsomething new
كَائِنٌ أَضَفْتَ طَرِيفاً
إِلَىto الْفَخَارِglory الْعَتِيدِalready present
إِلَى الْفَخَارِ الْعَتِيدِ
Stands; you have added something new
Existing, you added a freshness
To the glory already there.
To the fine old pottery
لِيَحْيَىlong live إِلْيَاسٌElias وَلِيَحيَىand long live
لِيَحْيَى إِلْيَاسٌ وَلِيَحيَى
آلُهُhis family فِيin سُعُودِgood fortune
آلُهُ فِي سُعُودِ
Long live Elias, and long live
So that Ilyas lives and so his family lives
His family in good fortune!
In good fortune
Sol 6.1