1. We stayed up as the stars moved on
Till the night cast a veil upon us from above.
١. سهِرْنَا وَفِي سيْرِ النَّجُومِ اعْتِبَارُنَا
إِلَى أَنْ ضَفَا لِلَّيْلِ مِنْ فَوْقِنَا رَيْطُ
2. We left the shooting star a threaded needle,
Ironed out, with only the thread of its tail left behind.
٢. فَخِلْنَا شِهَاب الرَّجْمِ إِبْرَةَ خَائِطٍ
مُسُوحَاً وَمَا يبْقَى مِنَ الذَّنَبِ الْخَيْطُ