لَيلَتنا لَيلَةٌ لَها نَسَبُ

لَيلَتنا لَيلَةٌ لَها نَسَبُ

غُرَّتُها في جَبينِها الأَدَبُ

غُرَّتُها في جَبينِها الأَدَبُ

Our night is a night of noble lineage;

Our night is a night with lineage

Literary refinement is the bright mark on its brow.

Its pride is on its forehead, etiquette

قَد سَحَّ فيها الغِناءُ وَاِبلَهُ

قَد سَحَّ فيها الغِناءُ وَاِبلَهُ

فَنَبتُ بُستانِها لَنا الطَرَبُ

فَنَبتُ بُستانِها لَنا الطَرَبُ

Song has poured its heavy rain within it,

In it singing has poured and inspired it

So its garden's growth is rapture for us.

So its garden has sprouted joy for us

وَالشَمعُ مِن ضاحِكٍ وَمُبتَسِمٍ

وَالشَمعُ مِن ضاحِكٍ وَمُبتَسِمٍ

في بِركَةٍ ثَغرُ مائِها الحَبَبُ

في بِركَةٍ ثَغرُ مائِها الحَبَبُ

And the candles—some laughing, some smiling—

And the candle, laughing and smiling

Are in a pool whose water has bubbles for a mouth.

In a pool, its water’s lips beloved

فَيا لَها لَيلَةً كَواكِبَها

فَيا لَها لَيلَةً كَواكِبَها

مُقتَرَحٌ مِنكُم وَمُنتَخِبُ

مُقتَرَحٌ مِنكُم وَمُنتَخِبُ

And oh, what a night! Its stars

Oh what a night, its stars

Are requested by you and selected.

Chosen and picked out from you

فَاِغتَنِموها فَمِن مَحاسِنِها

فَاِغتَنِموها فَمِن مَحاسِنِها

أَرضٌ لُجَينٌ نَخيلُها ذَهَبُ

أَرضٌ لُجَينٌ نَخيلُها ذَهَبُ

So seize it, for among its beauties

So enjoy it, for among its beauties

Is a land of silver whose palm trees are gold.

A soft land, its palms are gold