لَياليnights أَجمَلَتshe was gracious فيهِنَّin them جُملٌJuml
لَيالي أَجمَلَت فيهِنَّ جُملٌ
إِلَيَّto me وَأَسعَدَتand she brought happiness فيهاin them سُعادُSu'ad
إِلَيَّ وَأَسعَدَت فيها سُعادُ
Nights in which Juml was gracious
Nights in which beautiful moments were made perfect for me,
To me, and Su'ad brought me happiness in them.
And in them I was blessed with good fortune,
فَبِتُّso I spent the night أَقولُI say مِنout of طَرَبٍrapture إِلَيهاto them
فَبِتُّ أَقولُ مِن طَرَبٍ إِلَيها
أَلاAh ياO عَهدُtime جادَتكَmay they shower you العِهادُthe returning rains
أَلا يا عَهدُ جادَتكَ العِهادُ
So I spent the night, in rapture, saying to them:
So I spend the night saying to them in rapture:
Ah, O time, may the returning rains shower you!
“Will not your bountiful epoch return?”
لَقَدindeed أَطرَبَتناyou delighted us وَمَضَيتَand you departed عَنّاfrom us
لَقَد أَطرَبَتنا وَمَضَيتَ عَنّا
فَلَيتَكَso, if only you كُنتَyou were صَوتاًa sound يُستَعادُis repeated
فَلَيتَكَ كُنتَ صَوتاً يُستَعادُ
Indeed, you delighted us and departed from us;
You did entrance us, then left us;
So, if only you were a sound that could be repeated!
Would that you were a voice that could be recalled!