بِتُّI spent the night وَالهَمُّand sorrow ياO لُبَينىLubayna ضَجيعيmy bedfellow
بِتُّ وَالهَمُّ يا لُبَينى ضَجيعي
وَجَرَتand flowed مُذsince نَأَيتِyou went away عَنّيfrom me دُموعَيmy tears
وَجَرَت مُذ نَأَيتِ عَنّي دُموعَي
I spent the night, O Lubayna, with sorrow as my bedfellow.
Restless and distressed am I, my gentle beloved
And my tears have flowed since you went away from me.
Since you departed tears have streamed from my eyes
وَتَنَفَّستُand I sighed إِذwhen ذَكَرتُكِI remembered you حَتّىuntil
وَتَنَفَّستُ إِذ ذَكَرتُكِ حَتّى
زالَتِmoved away اليَومَtoday عَنfrom فُؤاديmy heart ضُلوعيmy ribs
زالَتِ اليَومَ عَن فُؤادي ضُلوعي
And I sighed when I remembered you, until
I sigh as I remember you until
Today my ribs drew away from my heart.
Today the grief in my heart subsides
أَتَناساكِI try to forget you كَيso that يُريغَmay seek فُؤاديmy heart
أَتَناساكِ كَي يُريغَ فُؤادي
زُمَّwas reined in يَشتَدُّgrows fiercer عِندَat ذاكَthat وَلَوعيmy longing
زُمَّ يَشتَدُّ عِندَ ذاكَ وَلَوعي
I try to forget you so that my heart may seek [relief];
How can I forget you so my heart may find peace
Reined in, my longing grows fiercer at that.
When the mere thought of you intensifies its torment
ياO لُبَينىLubayna فَدَتكِmay ransom you نَفسيmy life وَأَهليand my family
يا لُبَينى فَدَتكِ نَفسي وَأَهلي
هَلis there لِدَهرٍfor a time مَضىthat passed لَناfor us مِنany رِجوعِreturn
هَل لِدَهرٍ مَضى لَنا مِن رِجوعِ
O Lubayna, may my life and my family ransom you!
Oh my precious one I sacrifice my soul for you
Can the time we once had ever return?
Can days gone by ever return to us