لَيلَتناour night لَيلَةٌa night لَهاit has نَسَبُlineage
لَيلَتنا لَيلَةٌ لَها نَسَبُ
غُرَّتُهاits bright mark فيon جَبينِهاits brow الأَدَبُliterary refinement
غُرَّتُها في جَبينِها الأَدَبُ
Our night is a night of noble lineage;
Our night is a night with lineage
Literary refinement is the bright mark on its brow.
Its pride is on its forehead, etiquette
قَدindeed سَحَّpoured down فيهاwithin it الغِناءُsong وَاِبلَهُits downpour
قَد سَحَّ فيها الغِناءُ وَاِبلَهُ
فَنَبتُso the growth بُستانِهاof its garden لَناfor us الطَرَبُrapture
فَنَبتُ بُستانِها لَنا الطَرَبُ
Song has poured its heavy rain within it,
In it singing has poured and inspired it
So its garden's growth is rapture for us.
So its garden has sprouted joy for us
وَالشَمعُand the candles مِنamong ضاحِكٍa laughing one وَمُبتَسِمٍand a smiling one
وَالشَمعُ مِن ضاحِكٍ وَمُبتَسِمٍ
فيin بِركَةٍa pool ثَغرُmouth مائِهاof its water الحَبَبُthe bubbles
في بِركَةٍ ثَغرُ مائِها الحَبَبُ
And the candles—some laughing, some smiling—
And the candle, laughing and smiling
Are in a pool whose water has bubbles for a mouth.
In a pool, its water’s lips beloved
فَياand oh لَهاfor it لَيلَةًa night كَواكِبَهاits stars
فَيا لَها لَيلَةً كَواكِبَها
مُقتَرَحٌrequested مِنكُمby you وَمُنتَخِبُand selected
مُقتَرَحٌ مِنكُم وَمُنتَخِبُ
And oh, what a night! Its stars
Oh what a night, its stars
Are requested by you and selected.
Chosen and picked out from you
فَاِغتَنِموهاso seize it فَمِنfor among مَحاسِنِهاits beauties
فَاِغتَنِموها فَمِن مَحاسِنِها
أَرضٌland لُجَينٌsilver نَخيلُهاits palm trees ذَهَبُgold
أَرضٌ لُجَينٌ نَخيلُها ذَهَبُ
So seize it, for among its beauties
So enjoy it, for among its beauties
Is a land of silver whose palm trees are gold.
A soft land, its palms are gold
Sol 6.1