طَافَ خَيَالُ الحَبِيْبِ فِي الغَلَسِ

طَافَ خَيَالُ الحَبِيْبِ فِي الغَلَسِ

فَبِتُّ مِنْهُ بِأَعْظَمِ الأُنْسِ

فَبِتُّ مِنْهُ بِأَعْظَمِ الأُنْسِ

The beloved's phantom came visiting in the predawn darkness.

The image of my beloved circled in seclusion

So I passed the night in the utmost delight it brought.

So I spent the night with utmost intimacy

طَيْفُ حَبِيْبٍ حَفِظْتُ خُلَّتَهُ

طَيْفُ حَبِيْبٍ حَفِظْتُ خُلَّتَهُ

وَأَدْرَكَتْهُ مَلاَلَةٌ فَنَسِي

وَأَدْرَكَتْهُ مَلاَلَةٌ فَنَسِي

The phantom of a beloved whose friendship I had kept—

The apparition of a beloved I kept his company

Yet weariness overtook him, so he forgot.

Yet boredom overcame him and he forgot

قَصَّرَ لَيْلِي بِطِيْبِ زَوْرَتِهِ

قَصَّرَ لَيْلِي بِطِيْبِ زَوْرَتِهِ

وَكَانَ لَيْلِي أَمَدَّ مِنْ نَفَسِي

وَكَانَ لَيْلِي أَمَدَّ مِنْ نَفَسِي

It shortened my night with the sweetness of its visit,

My night was shortened by his pleasant visit

And my night had been longer than my breath.

And my night became longer than my soul