حَبَّذَا فِي مُلْتَقَى الأحْبَابِ

هَذَا اللَّيْلُ لَيْلاَ

They delighted in the gathering place of dear friends

On this night, a night

يَجْمَعُ البَدْرُ الثرَيَّا

فِيهِ تُجْلَى وَسُهيْلاَ

The full moon brings together Pleiades

In it Suhail shines brightly

وَاعِداً أَنْ يَغْدُوا شَمْلاً

وقَدْ كَانَا نُسَيلاَ

Promising to unite

What was once disunited

وتُلَذ القِينَة السَّمْعَ

بِشَدْوٍ مَا أُحيلى

The companionship listening is sweetened

With a song never heard before

وَيَضُمُّ المُنْتَدى البَحْرِ

يُّ صَحْباً وأُهَيْلاَ

And the sea encircles the harbor

With friends and loved ones

وَعَرُوسُ الطهْرِ تُدْعَى

كَعَرُوسِ الشِّعْرِ لَيْلى

And the bride of purity is called

Like Layla the bride of poetry