حرك الليل فؤاده

حرك الليل فؤاده

نافضا عنه رماده

نافضا عنه رماده

The night stirred his heart,

The night stirred his heart,

Shaking its ashes from it,

Shaking off its ashes.

مشعلا نيران ذكرى

مشعلا نيران ذكرى

سابت منه رقاده

سابت منه رقاده

Kindling the fires of a memory

Kindling the fires of memories,

That stole his slumber from him.

Awakening him from his slumber.

نثرت اشواك حرج

نثرت اشواك حرج

غائر فوق الوساده

غائر فوق الوساده

It scattered the thorns of a wound

It scattered the thorns of sorrow,

Deep, upon the pillow.

Sinking into his pillow.

فانثني يمسح دمع

فانثني يمسح دمع

هو للحب شهاده

هو للحب شهاده

Then he bent to wipe away tears,

So he bent down to wipe a tear -

A testimony to love.

It was love's testimony.

ماالذي ابكي عيون

ماالذي ابكي عيون

ضحكت فيها السعاده

ضحكت فيها السعاده

What made eyes weep,

My eyes, why do you weep

In which happiness had laughed?

When happiness once laughed in you?

مالذي ارجع الليل

مالذي ارجع الليل

الشتائي سواده

الشتائي سواده

What restored to the night

Why do I return to the winter night

Of winter its darkness?

And its darkness?

مالذي اسرج في الظلمه

مالذي اسرج في الظلمه

للحزن جواده

للحزن جواده

What saddled, in the darkness,

Why do I saddle sadness

Sorrow’s steed?

With a steed in the gloom?

انه الحب وجرح

انه الحب وجرح

نزعوا عنه ضماده

نزعوا عنه ضماده

It is love, and a wound

It is love and its wound

Whose bandage they stripped away.

That stripped off its bandage.

اه من ليل شقي

اه من ليل شقي

لجوى الحب أعاده

لجوى الحب أعاده

Ah, what a wretched night,

Oh, what an ill-fated night

Returning him to love’s anguish,

That restored the agony of love,

بعد ان سار بعيد

بعد ان سار بعيد

هاجر حتى بلاده

هاجر حتى بلاده

After he had gone far away,

After it had gone far,

Leaving even his homeland behind.

Migrating even from its own land.

قال صمت الليل: كل

قال صمت الليل: كل

ليس في الحب ايراده

ليس في الحب ايراده

The night’s silence said: No—

The silence of night said:

There is no free will in love.

In love there is no gain.

قدر هذا علين

قدر هذا علين

مثل موت وولاده

مثل موت وولاده

This is fate laid upon us,

This was destined for us,

Like death and birth.

Like death and birth.

أيها الليل ترفق

أيها الليل ترفق

بالذي يخفى سهاده

بالذي يخفى سهاده

O night, be gentle

O night, be gentle

With the one who hides his sleeplessness.

With one who hides his burning ember.

أن في عيني جمر

أن في عيني جمر

لا تزد فيه اتقاده

لا تزد فيه اتقاده

Indeed, embers lie in my eyes;

For in my eyes there is a coal

Do not intensify their blaze.

That you should not stoke.

حبه الاول مازالت

حبه الاول مازالت

له كل السياده

له كل السياده

His first love still

His first love still

Holds absolute sway.

Holds all sovereignty,

وهو محكوم بقلبه

وهو محكوم بقلبه

عرف الحب عباده

عرف الحب عباده

And he is ruled by his heart,

And he is ruled by his heart

Which knew love as worship.

That worshipped love.

ليس للماضي رجوع

ليس للماضي رجوع

ايها الراجي مهاده

ايها الراجي مهاده

The past cannot return,

The past cannot return,

O you who long for its resting place.

O you who seek rest.

ضمد الجرح فما في

ضمد الجرح فما في

نزفه اليوم افاده

نزفه اليوم افاده

Bandage the wound, for there is no

Bandage the wound, for today

Benefit in its bleeding today.

Its bleeding brings no benefit.

وابتسم من غير دمع

وابتسم من غير دمع

واجعل البسمة عاده

واجعل البسمة عاده

And smile without tears,

Smile without tears

And make smiling a habit.

And make the smile a habit.

ان دمع الامس يكفي

ان دمع الامس يكفي

ليس يحتاج زياده

ليس يحتاج زياده

Indeed, yesterday’s tears are enough;

For yesterday's tears are enough -

There is no need for more.

No need for more.