بِتْنَا عَلى حالٍ يَسُرُّ الهَوَى

بِتْنَا عَلى حالٍ يَسُرُّ الهَوَى

وَرُبَّما لا يُمْكِنُ الشَّرْحُ

وَرُبَّما لا يُمْكِنُ الشَّرْحُ

We spent the night in a state that delighted love.

We were in a state that delights desire

And perhaps it cannot be described.

And perhaps words cannot explain

بَوَّابُنا اللَّيْلُ وَقُلْنا لَهُ

بَوَّابُنا اللَّيْلُ وَقُلْنا لَهُ

إِنْ غِبْتَ عَنّا دَخَلَ الصُّبْحُ

إِنْ غِبْتَ عَنّا دَخَلَ الصُّبْحُ

Night was our gatekeeper, and we said to him:

Our night was the gatekeeper and we told it

"If you leave us, dawn will enter."

If you are absent from us, morning will come in