إذا ما دَنَت دارُ الأحِبَّة جدَّدَت

إذا ما دَنَت دارُ الأحِبَّة جدَّدَت

بقُربهم الأُنسَ الّذي كانَ أَنهَجا

بقُربهم الأُنسَ الّذي كانَ أَنهَجا

Whenever the abode of loved ones draws near, it renews

When the abode of loved ones draws near, it renews

through their nearness, the joy of companionship that had worn thin.

The intimacy that once flowed freely

فإن مَنَعَت مِن أَن أَراهم وقَد دَنَوا

فإن مَنَعَت مِن أَن أَراهم وقَد دَنَوا

صُرُوفُ اللّيالي عادَ أُنسِي بهم شَجَا

صُرُوفُ اللّيالي عادَ أُنسِي بهم شَجَا

But if I am kept from seeing them, though they have drawn near,

If kept from seeing them when they are near

by the vicissitudes of the nights, my joy in their company turns to sorrow.

The course of nights restores longing for them