وَلَيلٍand a night بِهِin it زارَنيhe visited me وَالنّجومand the stars
وَلَيلٍ بِهِ زارَني وَالنّجوم
عُيونeyes عَلَيناupon us فَزِدتso I grew جُنوناin madness
عُيون عَلَينا فَزِدت جُنونا
And on a night he visited me, while the stars
And a night it was when you visited me, and the stars
were eyes upon us, so I grew more mad.
Eyes upon us, so my madness grew
فَياso O لَيلُnight إِنif لَمnot تَكفّcease العُيونthe eyes
فَيا لَيلُ إِن لَم تَكفّ العُيون
فَصُبحُthen the dawn الدّجىthe darkness منكَfrom you يطفيextinguishes العُيوناthe eyes
فَصُبحُ الدّجى منكَ يطفي العُيونا
So, O night, if the eyes do not cease,
Oh night, if you don't hide the eyes
then dawn from your darkness will extinguish those eyes.
Then dawn's darkness from you will extinguish the eyes