1. أَتاكَ اللَيلُ مُعتَكِراً

    يُناقِضُهُ سَنا البَدرِ

    The night has come to you, thick with darkness;

    the full moon's radiance counters it.

  2. ذَرِ الساعاتِ تَبسُطُهُ

    سَتَقبضُهُ يَدُ الفَجرِ

    Let the hours spread it out;

    the hand of dawn will gather it in.