هَدَأَ الناسُ وَنامَت

هَدَأَ الناسُ وَنامَت

كُلُّ عَينٍ غَيرَ عَيني

كُلُّ عَينٍ غَيرَ عَيني

The people grew still, and slept

The people are calm and asleep

every eye but mine.

Every eye but mine

وَالأَماني رُسُلٌ بَي

وَالأَماني رُسُلٌ بَي

نَ الَّذي أَهوى وَبَيني

نَ الَّذي أَهوى وَبَيني

And hopes are messengers between

And my wishes are messengers between

the one I love and me.

The one I love and me

ما أَرى بَدءَ طِلابي

ما أَرى بَدءَ طِلابي

لَكَ إِلّا بَدءَ حَيني

لَكَ إِلّا بَدءَ حَيني

I see the beginning of my pursuit

I see no end to my longing for you

of you as nothing but the beginning of my death.

Except with the end of my days