ليلةٌa night مرَّتْpassed بدهريthrough my days
ليلةٌ مرَّتْ بدهري
لمdid not تَكُنbe مِنfrom خَيطِthe thread of عُمريmy life
لم تَكُن مِن خَيطِ عُمري
A night passed through my days,
A night that passed in my life
It was not of the thread of my life.
Was not a thread of my lifetime
إنْif تَكُنit has مرَّتْpassed سَريعاًswiftly
إنْ تَكُن مرَّتْ سَريعاً
فهيthen it مَاnot زالتْhas ceased بفِكريin my thoughts
فهي مَا زالتْ بفِكري
If it passed swiftly,
If it passed quickly
It still remains in my thoughts.
It still remains in my thoughts
لَستُI do not أدريknow كَيفhow مرَّتْit passed
لَستُ أدري كَيف مرَّتْ
ياO حبيبيmy beloved لَستُI do not أدريknow
يا حبيبي لَستُ أدري
I do not know how it passed,
I do not know how it passed
O my beloved, I do not know.
My love, I do not know
قدْindeed نَسيتُI forgot النفسَthe self فيهاin it
قدْ نَسيتُ النفسَ فيها
وجعلتُand I made الحبَّlove خَمريmy wine
وجعلتُ الحبَّ خَمري
Indeed, I forgot myself in it,
I forgot my soul in it
And made love my wine.
And made love my wine
كانَwas لَيليmy night مُستَنيراًradiant
كانَ لَيلي مُستَنيراً
إذwhen أضَاءilluminated اللَّيلُthe night بَدريmy full moon
إذ أضَاء اللَّيلُ بَدري
My night was radiant,
My night was illuminated
When my full moon lit up the night.
When the night shone with my full moon
أسعدُhappiest الأوقاتِtimes عِنديfor me
أسعدُ الأوقاتِ عِندي
عندَماwhen هدهدْتَyou soothed صَدريmy breast
عندَما هدهدْتَ صَدري
The happiest of times for me
The happiest times for me
Was when you soothed my breast.
Is when you fluttered my chest
طارَتِflew النَّفسُthe soul شعاعاًas a ray of light
طارَتِ النَّفسُ شعاعاً
سابحاًfloating فيin الخُلْدِeternity يَسريit glides
سابحاً في الخُلْدِ يَسري
My soul took flight as a ray of light,
The soul flew as a ray
Floating through eternity, gliding on.
Swimming blissfully
ليتَهاif only it عادتْreturned سريعاًswiftly
ليتَها عادتْ سريعاً
ليلةٌa night مرَّتْpassed بعُمريthrough my life
ليلةٌ مرَّتْ بعُمري
If only it would swiftly return—
I wish it would come back quickly
That night that passed through my life.
A night that passed in my life