تَقَلَّبْتُ هَذا اللَّيلَ حَتّى تَهَوَّرَتْ

تَقَلَّبْتُ هَذا اللَّيلَ حَتّى تَهَوَّرَتْ

إِناثُ النُّجومِ كُلِّها وَذُكورُها

إِناثُ النُّجومِ كُلِّها وَذُكورُها

I tossed and turned through this night, until they plunged from sight—

I tossed and turned this night until they sank—

the female stars, every one, and the male stars too.

the female stars, all of them, and their males.