ضوء الصباحْ قد رفع حجابوا

ضوء الصباحْ قد رفع حجابوا

وشَرَقْ نسيمُو على البطاحْ

وشَرَقْ نسيمُو على البطاحْ

The morning light has lifted its veil,

The morning light has lifted its veil

and its breeze shone over the plains.

And its breeze has spread over the sands

ودير يا ليلى ما أطيب شرابو

ودير يا ليلى ما أطيب شرابو

إِذا حضرْ سلطانْ الملاحْ

إِذا حضرْ سلطانْ الملاحْ

And a monastery, Layla—how delightful its wine,

Come, O Layla, how sweet is its drink

when the sultan of the fair arrives!

When the sultan of sailors is present

ما أطيبْ يا ليلى ذاك النسيمْ

ما أطيبْ يا ليلى ذاك النسيمْ

الله يحيى ذاكْ الصباحْ

الله يحيى ذاكْ الصباحْ

How pleasant, Layla, is that breeze!

How sweet, O Layla, is that breeze

May God give life to that morning!

May God keep that morning alive

أرى على عهدكِ القديمْ

أرى على عهدكِ القديمْ

أكواسا قدْ مَزِجَتْ براحْ

أكواسا قدْ مَزِجَتْ براحْ

I see, in keeping with your ancient covenant,

I see in your old covenant

cups already mixed with wine.

Cups that have been mixed with ease

حتى إذا تخلوا بالنديمْ

حتى إذا تخلوا بالنديمْ

درها عليَّا روحْ براح

درها عليَّا روحْ براح

When at last you are alone with the drinking companion,

Until when alone with the companion

pass it round to me; refresh me with wine.

Serve in it to me, O breeze, gently

خذ الفقيرْ واجمعْ ثيابُه

خذ الفقيرْ واجمعْ ثيابُه

قد حلَّ بيعه في الاصطباحْ

قد حلَّ بيعه في الاصطباحْ

Take the poor man and gather his clothes:

Take the poor man and gather his clothes

his sale is now lawful at the morning draught.

His sale has arrived in the morning

ومَنْ عَتَبْ دعوه مع عتابُه

ومَنْ عَتَبْ دعوه مع عتابُه

أنا فقيرْ بلا سلاحْ

أنا فقيرْ بلا سلاحْ

And whoever reproaches, leave him with his reproach.

And whoever blames, call him with his blame

I am a poor man without a weapon.

I am a poor man without a weapon

كم لكِ يا ليلى من المعاني

كم لكِ يا ليلى من المعاني

لمِنْ عرفْ معناكِ القديم

لمِنْ عرفْ معناكِ القديم

How many meanings you hold, Layla,

How many meanings, O Layla, you have

for whoever knows your ancient meaning!

For one who knows your old meaning

امليتِ من حسنك الأواني

امليتِ من حسنك الأواني

وكلْ عاشق فيكِ يهيمْ

وكلْ عاشق فيكِ يهيمْ

You filled the vessels with your beauty,

I filled from your beauty the cups

and every lover wanders, lost in you.

And every lover in you wanders

أنا الذي قد عَمَّرْ جناني

أنا الذي قد عَمَّرْ جناني

بليلى والخمرْ والنديم

بليلى والخمرْ والنديم

I am the one who has filled my heart

It is I who lived my gardens

with Layla, wine, and the drinking companion.

With Layla, wine, and the companion

يعجبني خَمْرُكْ على حبابو

يعجبني خَمْرُكْ على حبابو

إِذا مُزْج عند الاصطباحْ

إِذا مُزْج عند الاصطباحْ

Your wine delights me with its bubbles,

Your wine pleases me in its vapor

when it is mixed at the morning draught.

When blended at dawn

نحكيه للجوهر العجيبو

نحكيه للجوهر العجيبو

إِذا جُعِل في أعناقْ الملاحْ

إِذا جُعِل في أعناقْ الملاحْ

We liken it to the wondrous jewel,

We narrate it to the wondrous pearl

when placed around the necks of the fair.

When placed on the necks of sailors

يا من يلم خَمرة المحبة

يا من يلم خَمرة المحبة

قولوا لو عني هِيَ حلالْ

قولوا لو عني هِيَ حلالْ

O you who censure the wine of love,

O you who gather the wine of love

tell him on my behalf: it is lawful.

Tell him, is it forbidden or lawful?

يا من يريد يسقي منها غبه

يا من يريد يسقي منها غبه

خدوا يضع لأقدام الرجال

خدوا يضع لأقدام الرجال

O you who wish to be given a draught of it,

O you who wants to quench his thirst from it

let him place his cheek at the feet of the men.

Take, let him bow to the feet of men

راسي حطيته لكل شيبه

راسي حطيته لكل شيبه

هموا المالي اسقوني الزلال

هموا المالي اسقوني الزلال

My head—I have laid it before every gray-haired elder.

I have laid my head for every gray hair

They are my wealth; give me the clear, sweet draught.

They cared, serving me the fresh

وفي ديرهم حطت الرقابْ

وفي ديرهم حطت الرقابْ

وكل من لاقاهم رباحْ

وكل من لاقاهم رباحْ

And in their monastery, necks were bowed,

And in their monastery I laid my necks

and everyone who meets them prospers.

And all who met them profited

ومن عرف معنى ذا الخطابْ

ومن عرف معنى ذا الخطابْ

يبحْ شربُه منها الملاحْ

يبحْ شربُه منها الملاحْ

And whoever understands the meaning of this discourse

And whoever understood this speech

is permitted by the fair ones to drink of it.

His drinking from it sailors quaff