وياand O ربLord حتىeven فيin المنامsleep تروعنيYou terrify me
ويا رب حتى في المنام تروعني
بأضغاثwith jumbles of أحلامdreams تسوءcause distress وتزعجand disturb
بأضغاث أحلام تسوء وتزعج
And O Lord, even in sleep You terrify me
Oh Lord, even in dreams You startle me
with jumbled dreams that distress and disturb.
With nonsense dreams that disturb and unsettle
فياso, O ليتنيif only I أشقىI suffer نهاريmy day وفيand in الكرىslumber
فيا ليتني أشقى نهاري وفي الكرى
أسرُّI am gladdened برؤياby a vision منthe one whom أحبّI love وأبهجand rejoice
أسرُّ برؤيا من أحبّ وأبهج
So, if only I suffered through my day, and in slumber
If only my days were miserable, and at night
were gladdened by a vision of the one I love, and rejoiced.
I could dream of whom I love and delights me