الحب أرقني واليأس أضناني

الحب أرقني واليأس أضناني

والبين ضاعف آلامي وأحزاني

والبين ضاعف آلامي وأحزاني

Love has kept me sleepless, and despair has worn me down.

Love kept me awake, and despair made me restless,

Love has stolen my sleep, and despair has worn me away,

And separation has doubled my pains and sorrows.

Separation doubled my sorrows and grief,

And separation has doubled my agony and my grief.

والروح في حب ليلايَ استحال إلى   

والروح في حب ليلايَ استحال إلى

دمعٍ فأمطره شعري ووجداني

دمعٍ فأمطره شعري ووجداني

And my soul, in love for my Layla, turned into

And a soul in the love of my nights turned into

My spirit, in love with my Layla, has transformed into

tears; so my verse and my deepest feelings rained them down.

Tears that my poetry and essence rain.

Tears, which my verse and my passion rain down.

أساهر النجم والأكوان هامدة   

أساهر النجم والأكوان هامدة

تصغي أنيني بأشواق وتحنان

تصغي أنيني بأشواق وتحنان

I keep vigil with the star, while the worlds lie still,

I stay up with the stars while the universe slumbers,

I keep vigil with the stars while the universe lies dormant,

listening to my moans with longing and tenderness.

Listening to my moaning with yearning and affection.

Listening to my groans with yearning and tenderness.

كأنما وغراب الليل منحدر   

كأنما وغراب الليل منحدر

روحي وقلبي بجنبيه جناحان

روحي وقلبي بجنبيه جناحان

As though, while the raven of night descends,

As if the night raven descended,

It is as if, while the raven of night descends,

my soul and my heart were two wings at its sides.

Bearing my soul and heart on its two wings.

My soul and my heart are two wings at its sides.

نطوي معًا صهوات الليل في شغف   

نطوي معًا صهوات الليل في شغف

ونرقب الطيف من آن إلى آن

ونرقب الطيف من آن إلى آن

Together we traverse the backs of night in passion,

We fold together the cheeks of the night in passion

Together we traverse the ridges of night in passion,

And watch for the apparition from time to time.

And watch the phantom from moment to moment.

Watching for the phantom vision from moment to moment.

لكِ الحياة وما في الجسم من رمق

لكِ الحياة وما في الجسم من رمق

ومن دماء ومن روح وجثمان

ومن دماء ومن روح وجثمان

Yours is my life, and whatever breath remains in my body,

For you is life and what vigor remains in my body,

Yours is my life, and whatever breath remains in this frame,

And my blood, my soul, and my body.

What blood, what spirit and corpse.

And whatever blood, spirit, and flesh I possess.

لك الحياة فجودي بالوصال فما

لك الحياة فجودي بالوصال فما

أحلى وصالك في قلبي ووجداني

أحلى وصالك في قلبي ووجداني

Yours is my life; so grant me union—for how

For you is life, so be generous with union, for what

Yours is my life, so be generous with union, for nothing

sweet union with you is to my heart and my deepest feelings!

Is sweeter than your union in my heart and essence?

Is sweeter to my heart and being than your embrace.