أَلاAh! ياO غُرابَraven البَينِparting إِنif كُنتَyou are هابِطاًalighting
أَلا يا غُرابَ البَينِ إِن كُنتَ هابِطاً
بِلاداًa land لِلَيلىof Layla فَاِلتَمِسthen seek أَنto تَكَلَّماspeak
بِلاداً لِلَيلى فَاِلتَمِس أَن تَكَلَّما
O raven of parting, if you should descend
Ah, raven of parting, if you should alight
upon Layla’s country, seek to speak with her.
In Layla’s land, then try to speak.
وَبَلِّغand convey تَحِيّاتيmy greetings إِلَيهاto her وَصَبوَتيand my longing
وَبَلِّغ تَحِيّاتي إِلَيها وَصَبوَتي
وَكُنand be بَعدَهاafter her عَنwith regard to سائِرِthe rest of الناسِthe people أَعجَماmute
وَكُن بَعدَها عَن سائِرِ الناسِ أَعجَما
Convey to her my greetings and my longing,
And convey my greetings to her, and my longing,
and, after her, be mute toward everyone else.
And after her, be mute toward all other people.
