يا سَقى اللَّه لَيلتي لَيلة السّبْ

يا سَقى اللَّه لَيلتي لَيلة السّبْ

تِ زُلالاً لا بل سقاها شرابا

تِ زُلالاً لا بل سقاها شرابا

O, may God water my night, the night of Satur-

O quencher of my night, the night of separation,

day, with clear water—no, rather may He water it with wine.

With not mere water but drink you sated it.

لَيلةٌ قرّبت بعيداً وأعطتْ

لَيلةٌ قرّبت بعيداً وأعطتْ

مُتَمَنّىً وأقدمتْ غُيّابا

مُتَمَنّىً وأقدمتْ غُيّابا

A night that brought the distant near and granted

A night that brought near one far away,

what was wished for, and made the absent come.

Gave longed-for boon, returned the absent dear;

وَاِرتَجَعنا زَمانَنا وكأنّا

وَاِرتَجَعنا زَمانَنا وكأنّا

بَعد شَيبٍ منّا اِرتَجَعنا الشّبابا

بَعد شَيبٍ منّا اِرتَجَعنا الشّبابا

And we regained our time, as though we

And we regained our days of old, as though

after our hair had greyed, had regained youth.

After our greying, we regained our youth.