LayÃÂlë (ÃÂÃÂçÃÂÃÂ) is a style of unmetered modal improvisation, based on a maqam, performed by a singing voice in Arabic music. It is similar to the taqsim, which is performed by a solo instrument.
The layali generally serves as an introduction to a mawwÃÂl. In the layali, the singer most often improvises using the common Arabic phrase "YàâÂÂayn yàlayl" (ÃÂç ùÃÂàÃÂç ÃÂÃÂÃÂ), which means "O eye, O night."
The term layÃÂlë is the plural form of the word layl (ÃÂÃÂÃÂ, meaning "night").