يا صبابا طال عهدي بالهوى

يا صبابا طال عهدي بالهوى

أو ترضين بهذا يا صبايا

أو ترضين بهذا يا صبايا

O lovesick ones, long has it been since I knew love.

O morning breeze, long has been my love affair

O ardent passion, it has been so long since I knew love,

Or are you content with this, O maidens?

Or are you pleased with this, O maidens fair

Would you be satisfied with this, O young maidens?

إنّ في قلبي زوايا للمنى

إنّ في قلبي زوايا للمنى

هل يثور الحبّ من تلك الزّوايا

هل يثور الحبّ من تلك الزّوايا

Indeed, in my heart are corners for hopes.

For in my heart are corners filled with longing

Indeed, within my heart there are hidden corners for desires;

Does love surge forth from those corners?

Can love erupt from those dark corners there

Will love ever rise up from those corners?

أرجعي كأسي يا فاتنتي

أرجعي كأسي يا فاتنتي

إنّ في كأسي من الخمر بقايا

إنّ في كأسي من الخمر بقايا

Give back my cup, O my enchantress.

Return my cup, O beauty enticing

Return my cup to me, O my enchantress,

Indeed, remnants of wine remain in my cup.

For in my cup some wine is still left bare

For within my cup traces of wine still remain.

رقدت روحي على أغنيّة

رقدت روحي على أغنيّة

لخيالات الأماني و المنايا

لخيالات الأماني و المنايا

My soul slept upon a song

My soul has slumbered to a gentle tune

My soul slumbered to the melody of a song

For phantoms of wishes and deaths.

Of fantasies, desires and worldly cares

Of the phantoms of hopes and mortal fates,

فتلاشت مع صدى أنشودة

فتلاشت مع صدى أنشودة

فرغت منها إلاهات الخطايا

فرغت منها إلاهات الخطايا

Then it faded away with the echo of a hymn

So it faded with the echoes of a song

Then it faded away with the echo of a chant

That the goddesses of sin had finished.

Empty of sins, lamentations and prayers

That the goddesses of sin had concluded.

يا إلهات الهوى لا تغضبي

يا إلهات الهوى لا تغضبي

إنّني قدّمت روحي في الضحايا

إنّني قدّمت روحي في الضحايا

O goddesses of love, do not be angry.

O goddesses of love, do not be cross

O goddesses of passion, do not be angered,

Indeed, I offered my soul among the sacrifices.

For I have offered my soul up unawares

For I have offered my soul among the sacrifices.