تجدد الشمس شوقي كلما طلعت

تجدد الشمس شوقي كلما طلعت

إلى محياك يا شمسي ويا قمري

إلى محياك يا شمسي ويا قمري

The sun renews my longing whenever it rises

My sun's longing renews whenever it rises

for your face, O my sun and O my moon.

To your cheeks, my sun and my moon

وأسهر الليل ذا أنس بوحشته

وأسهر الليل ذا أنس بوحشته

إذ طيب ذكرك في ظلمائه سمري

إذ طيب ذكرك في ظلمائه سمري

And I stay awake through the night, finding comfort in its loneliness,

And I stay up at night comfortably in its loneliness

for the sweetness of remembering you is my night-time conversation in its darkness.

When your memory is good amid its darkness, my night talker

وكل يومٍ مضى لي لا أراك به

وكل يومٍ مضى لي لا أراك به

فلست محتسبا ماضيه من عمري

فلست محتسبا ماضيه من عمري

And every day that has passed for me without my seeing you,

And every day that has passed without me seeing you

I do not count its passing as part of my life.

I do not count its passing as part of my life

ليلي نهار إذا ما درت في خلدى

ليلي نهار إذا ما درت في خلدى

لأن ذكرك نور القلب والبصر

لأن ذكرك نور القلب والبصر

My night is day whenever you pass through my mind,

My night is day when your memory crosses my mind

because remembrance of you is the light of heart and sight.

Because your memory is the heart and sight's light