بِالروحwith my soul عَذراءa maiden ذاتpossessing حُسنٍbeauty
بِالروح عَذراء ذات حُسنٍ
خلعتI cast off فيin حُبّهاlove for her العذاراthe bridle of restraint
خلعت في حُبّها العذارا
My soul for a maiden endowed with beauty!
I cast off restraint in my love for her.
بَدَتshe appeared كَشمسlike the sun النَهارthe day تجلىshone forth
بَدَت كَشمس النَهار تجلى
فيin لَيلa night of شعرhair بِهاby her اِستَناراwas illumined
في لَيل شعر بِها اِستَنارا
She appeared like the sun of day, shining forth
In a night of hair illumined by her.
وَاللَهand God مِنthrough حُسنِهاher beauty عَلَيناover us
وَاللَه مِن حُسنِها عَلَينا
يقلّبalternates اللَيلthe night وَالنَهاراand the day
يقلّب اللَيل وَالنَهارا
And God, through her beauty, over us
Makes night and day alternate.