أَلا أَيُّها الطَيرُ المُحَلِّقُ غادِياً

أَلا أَيُّها الطَيرُ المُحَلِّقُ غادِياً

تَحَمَّل سَلامي لا تَذَرني مُنادِيا

تَحَمَّل سَلامي لا تَذَرني مُنادِيا

O bird soaring forth in the morning,

O bird circling on high

Carry my greetings; do not leave me calling out.

Bear my greetings, do not leave me calling out

تَحَمَّل هَداكَ اللَهُ مِنّي رِسالَةً

تَحَمَّل هَداكَ اللَهُ مِنّي رِسالَةً

إِلى بَلَدٍ إِن كُنتَ بِالأَرضِ هادِيا

إِلى بَلَدٍ إِن كُنتَ بِالأَرضِ هادِيا

Carry—may God guide you—a message from me

Bear, may God guide you, my message

To a land, if you can find your way on earth,

To a land, if you are roaming the earth

إِلى قَفرَةٍ مِن نَحوِ لَيلى مَضَلَّةٍ

إِلى قَفرَةٍ مِن نَحوِ لَيلى مَضَلَّةٍ

بِها القَلبُ مِنّي موثَقٌ وَفُؤادِيا

بِها القَلبُ مِنّي موثَقٌ وَفُؤادِيا

To a trackless wilderness in Layla’s direction,

To a deserted place, from near Layla, gone astray

Where my heart is bound, and my inmost heart as well.

With it my heart is bound, and my innermost being

أَلا لَيتَ يَوماً حَلَّ بي مِن فِراقِكُم

أَلا لَيتَ يَوماً حَلَّ بي مِن فِراقِكُم

تَزَوَّدتُ ذاكَ اليَومَ آخِرَ زادِيا

تَزَوَّدتُ ذاكَ اليَومَ آخِرَ زادِيا

Oh, would that, on the day parting from you befell me,

Alas, would that a day comes upon me after parting from you

I had taken that day the last of my provisions.

On that day I will take as my last provision