Lyrics and translation Nawal Al Zoghbi - Ya Lail Ya Bou Al-Ashwaq

Ya Lail Ya Bou Al-Ashwaq

يا ليل يا بو الأشواق يا مسهّر العشّاق
جاني حبّي اللي غاب يسأل يقول أحباب جاني يقول مشتاق من بعد طول فراق

فرحت لمّا شفته و نسيت العذاب ضحكت في عينيّا صورته أنا اللي قلبي ذاب
في حبّ فاكراه شاريني أتاريه كان سراب

يا ريتني زمان عرفته إنّو بالشكل ده و لا عاش قلبي في حيرته كان ليه كلّ ده
كنت لمّا يناديني أوام لبّي نداه

Oh Night, You Father of Passions

O night, you father of passions, you keep lovers awake
My love came to me, he who was absent, he asked me, "My beloved, have you missed me?" after a long separation

I rejoiced when I saw him and forgot my suffering. I laughed in his eyes, my heart melted
In the love of one who despised me, I shared his secrets, and he turned out to be a mirage

I wish I had known him a long time ago, that he was like this. My heart would not have lived in confusion. Why all this?
Whenever he called me, I obeyed his call