طَالَhas grown long إصْغَاءُlistening مَسْمَعيmy ear لِلوِسَادِto the pillow
طَالَ إصْغَاءُ مَسْمَعي لِلوِسَادِ
طُولَthe length of ليليmy night أَطَالَhas lengthened ذَيْلُthe train of السَّوَادِdarkness
طُولَ ليلي أَطَالَ ذَيْلُ السَّوَادِ
Long has my ear listened to the pillow.
My ears long listened to the pillow
The train of darkness has lengthened my night.
The night stretched long, extending the train of darkness
وَكَأَنَّand as though الصَّباحَmorning مَاتَhas died وَقدسَنَّand has decreed (verb continues)
وَكَأَنَّ الصَّباحَ مَاتَ وَقدسَنَّ
تْfeminine verb ending عَليهِfor him النُّجُومُthe stars لُبْسَthe wearing of الحِدادِmourning
تْ عَليهِ النُّجُومُ لُبْسَ الحِدادِ
And it is as though morning has died, and already
As if the morn had died, and the stars
the stars have decreed that mourning be worn for him.
Had donned mourning robes over it.
Sol 6.1