بِت ناعِمَ البالِ بِقَلبٍ خَلى

بِت ناعِمَ البالِ بِقَلبٍ خَلى

الهَمُّ والأَحزانُ وَالوَجدُ لي

الهَمُّ والأَحزانُ وَالوَجدُ لي

Spend the night at ease, with a carefree heart;

I spent the night comfortably with a heart devoid of worries,

Worry, sorrows, and yearning are mine.

Sorrows, griefs and passions are far from me.

ياراقد الليل هَناك الكرى

ياراقد الليل هَناك الكرى

عَيني مِنَ الرَقدَةِ في مَعزِلِ

عَيني مِنَ الرَقدَةِ في مَعزِلِ

O sleeper through the night, may slumber be sweet to you;

O you who sleep there in the ruins,

My eye is far removed from sleep.

My eyes are set apart from slumber.

قَد بَرَّحَ الشَوقُ فَكَم ذا الجَفا

قَد بَرَّحَ الشَوقُ فَكَم ذا الجَفا

يا غايَةَ الآمالِ لا تَغفَلُ

يا غايَةَ الآمالِ لا تَغفَلُ

Longing has tormented me—how long this coldness?

How separation has wandered aimlessly, so many times!

O goal of my hopes, do not be heedless.

O object of my hopes, do not neglect me!

كَم قُلتُ خَوفاً مِن دَواعي الهَوى

كَم قُلتُ خَوفاً مِن دَواعي الهَوى

إِيّاكَ وَالهَجرُ فَلَم تَقبَلِ

إِيّاكَ وَالهَجرُ فَلَم تَقبَلِ

How often I said, fearing the promptings of love,

How often I said, fearing the promptings of passion:

'Beware of parting!'—but you would not listen.

"Beware of avoidance!" But you did not accept.

اِذكُر عُهوداً حَيثُ واصَلتَني

اِذكُر عُهوداً حَيثُ واصَلتَني

وَنَحنُ بِالشَرقِيِّ مِن أربَلِ

وَنَحنُ بِالشَرقِيِّ مِن أربَلِ

Remember the times when you were united with me,

Remember when you used to join me,

While we were in the eastern part of Erbil.

While we were in the east of Arbil.

وَالكَأسُ يَحكيها نَسيمَ الصَبا

وَالكَأسُ يَحكيها نَسيمَ الصَبا

تخجلُ نَشرَ المِسكِ وَالمَندَلِ

تخجلُ نَشرَ المِسكِ وَالمَندَلِ

And the cup, which the east wind's breeze resembles,

The cup tells of it, by the morning breeze,

Puts the fragrance of musk and aloeswood to shame.

Ashamed to spread the musk and mandil.

وَكُلَّما ناوَلتَني قبلَةً

وَكُلَّما ناوَلتَني قبلَةً

أَشرَقَ وَجهُ الزَمَنِ المُقبِلِ

أَشرَقَ وَجهُ الزَمَنِ المُقبِلِ

And whenever you gave me a kiss,

Whenever you would give me a kiss,

The face of time to come shone bright.

The face of time coming would shine.

وَأَنتَ بِالقُربِ إِلى جانِبي

وَأَنتَ بِالقُربِ إِلى جانِبي

أَحسَن مِن حَسناءَ تَحتَ الحُلى

أَحسَن مِن حَسناءَ تَحتَ الحُلى

And you, close by my side,

And you being near me, by my side,

Are lovelier than a beauty beneath her jewels.

Is better than a beautiful woman adorned with trinkets.