حَيِّ الَّتي أَقصَى فُؤَادِك حَلَّتِ

حَيِّ الَّتي أَقصَى فُؤَادِك حَلَّتِ

عَلِمَت بأَنَّكَ عَاشِقٌ فَأَدلَّتِ

عَلِمَت بأَنَّكَ عَاشِقٌ فَأَدلَّتِ

Greet her who has settled in the deepest part of your heart.

O fairest one whose heart has settled

She knew that you were in love, so she grew coy.

In the abode where my heart dwelled,

وإِذَا رأتك تَقَلقَلَت أَحشَاؤُها

وإِذَا رأتك تَقَلقَلَت أَحشَاؤُها

شَوقَاً إِلَيكَ فَأَكثَرَت وأّقَلَّتِِ

شَوقَاً إِلَيكَ فَأَكثَرَت وأّقَلَّتِِ

And when she saw you, her insides quivered,

She knew you're lover thus she lowered her veil

longing for you; she spoke now much, now little.

And when she saw you she quivered and wailed,

وَإِذَا دَخَلَتَ فَأُغلِقَت أَبوَابُها

وَإِذَا دَخَلَتَ فَأُغلِقَت أَبوَابُها

غَرَمَ الغيورُ حِجَابَها فَاعتَلَّتِ

غَرَمَ الغيورُ حِجَابَها فَاعتَلَّتِ

And when you entered, her doors were shut.

When you entered and the doors were then sealed

The jealous man bore the cost of her veil, so she made an excuse.

The jealous one obscured her veil and defied

وَإِذَا خَرَجتَ بَكَت عَلَيكَ صَبَابةً

وَإِذَا خَرَجتَ بَكَت عَلَيكَ صَبَابةً

حَتَّى تَبُلَّ دُموعُها مَا بَلَّتِ

حَتَّى تَبُلَّ دُموعُها مَا بَلَّتِ

And when you left, she wept for you in longing,

And when you exited she cried and bewailed

until her tears drenched whatever they wetted.

Until her copious tears saturated the vale

إِن كُنتَ يَا وَضَّاحُ زُرتَ فَمَرحَباً

إِن كُنتَ يَا وَضَّاحُ زُرتَ فَمَرحَباً

رَحُبَت عَلَيكَ بِلادُنا وَأَظَلَّتِ

رَحُبَت عَلَيكَ بِلادُنا وَأَظَلَّتِ

If you have come to visit, O Waddah, welcome!

If you visited, O Waddah, welcome!

Our lands have opened wide to you and given you shade.

Our country has received you and sheltered.