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