أرى الليل في دَيرِ القُصَير كأنما

أرى الليل في دَيرِ القُصَير كأنما

تطالِعنا من ساحتَيه شموس

تطالِعنا من ساحتَيه شموس

I see the night at the Monastery of al-Qusayr as though

I see the night in Dayr al-Qusayr as though

suns rise before us from its two courtyards.

Suns are looking upon us from its two courtyards

يلذّ التصابي في ذَرَاه كأنما

يلذّ التصابي في ذَرَاه كأنما

تُجَدَّد للزوّارِ فيه نفوس

تُجَدَّد للزوّارِ فيه نفوس

Youthful frolic is sweet in its shelter, as though

Strolling in its particles is pleasurable as though

souls are renewed there for the visitors.

The souls of visitors are rejuvenated in it

فمن كان محبوساً على حبّ لذَةٍ

فمن كان محبوساً على حبّ لذَةٍ

فإني على ديرِ القصير حبِيس

فإني على ديرِ القصير حبِيس

So if anyone is held captive by the love of pleasure,

So whoever is imprisoned by love of pleasure

then I am a captive to the Monastery of al-Qusayr.

I am imprisoned by Dayr al-Qusayr