يَالَيْلَةً قدْ هامَ فيها فُؤادِي
لَمْ أَكْتَحِلْ شَغَفاً بِهَا بِرُقادِ
O night in which my heart is restless
O night in which my heart has wandered in deep infatuation,
I could not sleep out of passion for it and its vigil
Out of passion for it, I did not line my eyes with slumber.
لِمْ لا وَقَدْ لاَحَتْ بِهَا الأَنْوارُ مِنْ
خَيْرِ الوَرى تُبْرِي مِنَ الأَنْكادِ
Why not, when from the best of creation have shone lights
And why not? When within it the lights have gleamed from
That save us from distresses
The best of creation, healing all afflictions.
صَلَّى عليهِ اللهُ ما أَهْدَتْ لَنَا
وَضَّاحَ نُورِهِ لَيْلَةُ الْمِيلادِ
May God send blessings upon him who guided us
May Allah send blessings upon him, for as long as it bestows upon us
His light illuminated the night of his birth
His radiant light, the night of his birth.
