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O nights whose stars kept me awake

ألا رب ليل بت أرعى نجومه

1. O nights whose stars kept me awake
I did not close my eyes nor did the night blink

١. أَلا رُبَّ لَيلٍ بِتُّ أرعى نُجومَه
فلم أغتَمِضْ فيه ولا اللَّيلُ أغمَضا

2. As if Pleiades were a carpet that spread darkness
To know did the night grow long for me or pass quickly

٢. كأنَّ الثُرَيَّا راحَةٌ تَشْبُرُ الدُّجى
لتعلمَ طالَ اللَّيلُ لي أَم تعرَّضا

3. I marveled at the night between east and west
Measured by a handspan - how can its end be hoped for

٣. عَجِبْتُ لِلَيلٍ بينَ شَرْقٍ ومَغرِبٍ
يُقاسُ بشِبرٍ كيفَ يُرجَى له انْقِضا